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ST PETERSBURG TIMES (Florida) 30 May 06 Jogger fights gator, pulls his puppy from its jaws
Coral Springs: A morning walk Monday turned into a dangerous encounter with an alligator for a dog owner.
Michael Rubin took Jasmine, a 6-month-old golden retriever, and his border collie named Frisbee for a run near a construction site. The puppy ran ahead to the edge of a pond.
Rubin heard the dog cry. He went to check on her and saw the puppy's head inside an alligator's mouth. Rubin jumped in the water and started beating the gator with his fist.
The reptile refused to let go and started rolling in the water with the dog still in its mouth. Rubin estimated the gator was about 7 feet long.
"I thought she was dead," Rubin said. "But at that point I wasn't going to let him have my dog."
He eventually pried Jasmine loose and rushed her to an animal hospital, where she was treated for cuts and puncture wounds. The puppy is in good condition, Rubin said.
Jogger fights gator, pulls his puppy from its jaws
