The Brief

LAND O' LAKES, Fla. - A Pasco County woman and her puppy are lucky to be alive after an alligator dragged them into a creek.

The backstory:

Danie Wright was walking her four-month-old puppy, Dax behind her home in Land O' Lakes earlier this month.

Wright says she rescued Dax, who only weighs about five pounds, a couple of months ago.

"He loves everybody," Wright said. "He loves every dog he's ever met. I think he liked the alligator, honestly."

She says her family has lived in the home for about 20 years and has never seen a gator in the creek behind it.

"So, I walked him back here, which I very rarely do," she said.

The bank between the homes and the creek is small, but steep. Wright and Dax were only a few feet away from the murky creek.

"He was on a leash and ever

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