The puppy who was saved by his owner from an alligator in Florida has now become a Deputy Dog for its local sheriff’s office
Deputy Dogs is a program that recruits residents and their pets to serve as community lookouts while out on their daily walks.
Gunner, a 4-month-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, was sworn in by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, two months after being saved from the jaws alligator by his owner 74-year-old Richard Wilbanks in October.
Sheriff Carmine Marceno welcomed Gunner as the newest Deputy Dog with Wilbanks at his side in a Facebook video posted by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.
“Do you swear to uphold the constitutional law for the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Gunner?” said Marceno. “Ok. This is a big day, okay? You are going to be a detective now. Here we go.”
Wilbanks said as soon as he heard that Gunner was in trouble, he jumped in without hesitation to fight off the alligator because he “wasn’t going to let him have his puppy for breakfast.”
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This is an excerpt from The Daily Caller.
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