A 72 year old man fought off a six foot long alligator in his backyard. It had snatched up his terrier, Doogie, in its jaws. The man tackled the alligator, beat it with his shoes, and rescued his dog. The man's home is right next to some marshes 80 miles north of Miami. The problem of alligator attacks are worse this time of year because it is mating season, so pet owners are suggested to keep animals on leashes.
Who: A 72-year-old man
What: the man rescued his dog from an alligator
Where: the man's yard, 80 miles north of Miami
Why: the alligator attacked the man's dog
When: Thursday evening
This is journalism because it is immensely amusing. The idea of an old man attacking an alligator that had attacked his dog is very funny, and I don't know why. It is journalism because it contains a warning: keep your dogs on leashes during the mating season of alligators in Florida. Also, don't live right on the marshes.
I have not the faintest idea of what CBT would be appropriate for this article. Maybe "Courage is fallen man's response to God's imprinted truth." ? The man knew that the animal was his responsibility so he defended his dog? Work with me on this.
Perhaps the alligator thought that the dog was its natural prey or at least something which it can snack on while it searches for bigger game. I wonder if the old man would have been so courageous if he threw out his back as he tried to beat the alligator with his shoe
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