A Golden Retriever is recovering after an alligator attack in Florida’s Melbourne Beach two weeks ago. Lee McDougal, the dog’s owner, said the 8-foot alligator grabbed his dog Wilowe while they were out walking.

“With all the rain the swamp area filled up a little more, she decided to jump in on the swamp side, instead of the lagoon side, and the gator didn't want to share it with her," McDougal explained. "I reached down to grab her and grabbed the gator and just jerked him up, and when I did, I seen a big head and she went back that way and as soon as I seen her go back, I let the gator go and then I was stuck in the mud, so I pushed her up on the bank and crawled up myself and got out of there."

McDougal and Wilowe both walked back home through the brush and then went to the veterinarian. The hound received more than 25 stitches and some deep puncture wounds, but is recovering.

McDougal is used to encountering gators at his beach home being a lifelong Florida resident.

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