Holy smokes! That's quite a story. You missed an opportunity for entertainment, though. I have to think it wouldn't be impossible to find a person with these two qualifications:
1) Owns a large alligator and would be willing to bring it over for a couple of days. 2) Believes, as I do, that dogs are in the same category as rats & mosquitoes, and should be "managed" with extreme prejudice (and gusto).Does this require clarification, or are the delicious possibilities pretty obvious?