WATCH: Gator sneaks into Louisiana home through dog door

A couple who recently relocated from Arizona to Louisiana got quite the Cajun welcome when they awoke to an uninvited late-night guest inside their home — an alligator."It was quite an experience. We're getting the full Cajun experience,” Don Schultz, the homeowner, said.Don and Jan Schultz were woken up in the middle of the night by their 7-year-old dog, Panda, who sensed something was wrong.“Our dog Panda growled and, you know, a deep throat grumble and woke my wife up and she tapped me and said, 'I think there's somebody in the house,’” Don Schultz said. “And so, I got up and headed down the hall to check. I saw the shape of an alligator."The 5-foot alligator had entered through the doggy door.Don and Jan called 911 and the local wildlife and fisheries came soon after to capture the uninvited reptile.“We are really grateful for the sheriffs and wildlife and fisheries that came and so thoroughly dispatched the creature from our home,” Jan Schultz said. “I guess it's off swimming in a bayou somewhere."Don Schultz added, “We are taking precautions and locking the dog door now so that it only unlocks with the dog's collar, so we won't have this surprise in the future." Watch the video above to see the intense faceoff.