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Beasley has a trait that up until this morning, I just wrote off as one of those "cute puppy things" that she does. To summarize it, Beasley is always walking on the edge of everything. When we are walking on the sidewalk, she is always walking right along the edge. When we walk through the parking lot in our complex, she will always jump on the concrete blocks and walk along those. And when we walk down by the lake, she will always walk right next to the water (there is about a 12 inch drop-off going into the water).
This morning as usual, we were walking down by the lake (our apartment complex has a number of lakes) Beasley of course right on the edge, when she stopped to take care of a little business. I looked up over the lake just in time to see two eyes pop up out of the water and stare right at Beasley...Those of you living in Florida know exactly what I am talking about.
I grabbed Beasley and took a few steps back as we both watched a 4 foot gator swim toward us. 4 feet isn't too large of a gator, but it is still a very dangerous situation for a small puppy, or any dog for that matter. We are aware of a number of Gators that are living in the lakes around here, but there really haven't been too many reports of attacks inside the complex...i didn't want Beasley to be the first.
From here on out I'm keeping Beasley on a much shorter leash around the water.
This morning as usual, we were walking down by the lake (our apartment complex has a number of lakes) Beasley of course right on the edge, when she stopped to take care of a little business. I looked up over the lake just in time to see two eyes pop up out of the water and stare right at Beasley...Those of you living in Florida know exactly what I am talking about.
I grabbed Beasley and took a few steps back as we both watched a 4 foot gator swim toward us. 4 feet isn't too large of a gator, but it is still a very dangerous situation for a small puppy, or any dog for that matter. We are aware of a number of Gators that are living in the lakes around here, but there really haven't been too many reports of attacks inside the complex...i didn't want Beasley to be the first.
From here on out I'm keeping Beasley on a much shorter leash around the water.