Photos: Emotional support alligator just like a dog, owner says

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Photos: Emotional support alligator just like a dog, owner says

In this Jan. 14, 2019, photo Wally, an emotional support alligator, walks into the SpiriTrust Lutheran Village at Sprenkle Drive in York, Pa.

In this Jan. 14, 2019, photo Gloria Watson, left, and Alice Brown pet Wally, a 4-foot-long emotional support alligator, at the SpiriTrust Lutheran Village at Sprenkle Drive in York, Pa.

In this Jan. 14, 2019, photo Ron Snyder, 88, and Holly Armstrong, the life enrichment community director, hold Wally, a 4-foot-long emotional support alligator, at the SpiriTrust Lutheran Village at Sprenkle Drive in York, Pa.

In this Jan. 14, 2019, photo a tag rests on Wally, a 4-foot-long emotional support alligator, at the SpiriTrust Lutheran Village at Sprenkle Drive in York, Pa.

In this Jan. 14, 2019, photo Blanche Hake leans in to examine Wally the alligator's teeth, as owner, Joie Henney, opens his mouth, at the SpiriTrust Lutheran Village at Sprenkle Drive in York, Pa.

In this Jan. 14, 2019, photo Wally, a 4-year-old emotional support alligator, soaks up the sun while his owner, Joie Henney, rubs his head at the SpiriTrust Lutheran Village at Sprenkle Drive in York, Pa.

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In this Jan. 14, 2019, photo Wally, an emotional support alligator, walks into the SpiriTrust Lutheran Village at Sprenkle Drive in York, Pa.

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