Family dog recovering after alligator attack in Tampa Bay

TAMPA, FLA. (WSVN) – A Florida family’s dog is on the road to recovery after being grabbed and dragged into the water by an alligator.

The reptile was seen ripping through their backyard fence before attacking Zeus, the family’s pet German shepherd, in the Tampa Bay Area on Monday.

The owner, Susan Al-Khatib, says her dog heard the alligator in their backyard while her father was sitting on the patio…

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