Family's Dog Eaten By Alligator After Chasing Ducks To Pond

[matcom]

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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- An Orange County family is devastated after one of their dogs was attacked and killed by an alligator on Thursday.

R.J. Trudell opened the door of his Hunter's Creek home to feed some ducks in the yard. Gizmo, one of the Trudell's Jack Russell terriers, darted out the door and ran after the ducks, chasing them into the pond.

That's when an alligator grabbed him.

"The first thing I yelled was, 'Kathy, get a towel, because Gizmo's gonna be wet.' It didn't even come to my mind that there was even the gator there or didn't even notice him," explained Trudell.

Nuisance Control came out to the Trudell's home after the attack. They trapped the five and a half foot gator and killed it.

http://www.wftv.com/irresistible/4429963/detail.html

[Mutley]

1. Thats depressing.

[Dirty Hippie]

2. When I was 13 my poodle

was eaten by a gator.

Unfortunately, alligators love dogs.

[Mutley]

3. how horrible

I would be devisated if something ate my doggy.

[Bridget Burke]

4. The alligator population is flourishing.

Limited hunting is now allowed.

Parts of suburban Houston are alligator country & I've heard of pets going missing out there.

[BigMcLargehuge]

5. ah the circle of life...

where today's beloved family pet is tomorrow's alligator shit.

[DS1]

6. Sounds like Gizmo saw the bright light

:D

[matcom]

7. thank GOODNESS it wasn't a CAT!

:D

[DS1]

8. with a Songbird in its mouth

mmmm, surf and turf

[matcom]

9. DOH!!!

wonder if wearing a bell would have saved the little doggie's life?

[DS1]

10. More like a homing device, if you ask me