LAND O’ LAKES, FLORIDA — A Florida alligator attempted to make a four-month-old puppy its next meal over the weekend. Fortunately for the pup, who is named Dax, its owner wouldn’t allow it to happen.

A Florida woman saved her puppy from the jaws of a 5-foot alligator by pounding the beast in the eye until it let go. Danie Wright was walking 4-month-old Dax behind her home in Land O’ Lakes, about ...

Danie Wright was walking her Shih Tzu near a creek behind her home in Land O’Lakes, Fla., on Wednesday when an alligator attacked them. By Johnny Diaz As she does each afternoon, Danie Wright took her ...

LAND O’LAKES, Fla. (WTSP) - Alligators are part of life in central Florida, and small dogs are easy prey. But one owner decided to fight back to protect her pup. Four-month-old Dax probably has no ...

LAND O'LAKES, Fla. -- A Florida woman jumped into action after an alligator dragged her puppy during a walk. Danie Wright said she took her 4-month-old puppy for a walk along a creek behind her home ...