So, where's the gator now? Hope it wasn't a catch and release program. Lizabeth should now be dining on gator stew, fried gator, gator shish kabobs, grilled gator steaks, and a few gator jerky treats as pay back.
They usually turn these gators into wallets once they make an attack. Once they associate people and food they become a problem.
A good dog owner will not take a small dog close to any body of fresh water in this area.