A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
Went camping this weekend at a campground on the lake, had not been there for a few years. Once there I began to walk around looking at the different sites when I noticed a very old dog. He just lay t...
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Dixie Flyer wrote:ljr wrote:
This probably a "dumb yankee" question but I'm going to be around the SE this winter and I've been wondering....Are 'gators a concern when dogs are playing in and around the water like that?
Gators will get a dog in a heart beat! Do not allow your dog near any water that has alligators. Alligators wait along the banks and can strike suddenly and without warning, you will not see them until it is too late. Don't walk your dog on a lease near water that has alligators, it has been known for alligators to pull dog and human into the water together.
Yup! And because I am a Yankee too, when I went to Florida to pick up my new puppy, and even before they gave me directions to their place they gave me a 10 minute rendition of how never to go near water with a dog! They take this pretty seriously down there. I quite honestly I would not have thought about.
