Of Motorcycles, Alligators, and Macho Men

 

When Johnny Ray rides his bright red Roketa 250 around Atlanta, he gets a lot of attention, not because of the scooter but because of the K-9 unit fastened to his bike. Gismo, his little Pomeranian/Cocker Spaniel mix, has her own little carrier to ride along, made from two milk crates fastened with bungee cords.

When gas prices shot up to more than $4 a gallon, Ray bought the scooter for better mileage.

“When I got back from my maiden trip, she put her little paws on the running board like, ‘Daddy, I don’t know what this thing is but I want to go with you.’”

Leaving Gizmo home is not an option.

 “She pouts,” he said. Source

David Grounds of West Palm Beach, Florida showed another kind of puppy love when his 7-year-old Wheaten Terrier, Mandy, was attacked by an alligator next to a pond near his home.

As Grounds, 65, watched helplessly, the seven foot alligator clamped onto Mandy’s midsection and began thrashing.

Grounds grabbed the alligator’s mouth while he poked in its eye with his thumb, forcing the beast to relax its grip on Mandy long enough for her to escape. Then suddenly it snapped at Grounds biting off two of his fingers.

Grounds said he had no regrets about the rescue, calling his wounds “no big deal”, other than putting a cramp in his typing at work.

 “I'd do it again,” he said, further stating there was no way he was going to let the alligator eat his dog.

Mandy was treated for a stomach laceration and released from the animal hospital the same day. Grounds, however, has to remain at the people hospital for a couple more days as a precaution against infection. Source

Comments

[Khyra]

so, it was only a flesh wound, eh?

Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra
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[Jimmy]

I agree with Mr Grounds. The lost digits are a small price to pay for the life of your pup. But I'd definitely have some alligator boots out of the deal!

[utenzi]

In a way you have to feel for the alligator. He thought he was getting a nice plump terrier and all he ended up with was some finger food. Barely even a snack!

[Lynne]

Flesh wound, alligator boots, finger food.... you guys are pretty funny. Thanks for the stories Jan.

[jackie]

i'd give up 2 of my fingers if annie would just quit peeing and pooping all over my apt.

[cube]

I'd hate to lose a few digits, but I'd like to think I'd get the better of the gator, save my dog AND my fingers. I guess I'm a hopeless dreamer. Of course my pup weighs ~100 lbs. so a gator might not be so willing to take her on :-)

[the 4 Bs]

i would do the same thing to save my dogs from an attack. no second thought.

i love the scooter. i would love to have one too, but calculated that it would take about 12 years to offset the gas $ savings. oh well, it would be pretty fun anyway. i doubt if i could fit the 4Bs on one though.

[Betty]

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