Trigger the dog shoots his owner
A dog named Trigger shot his 25-year-old owner in the foot in a bizarre accident that had Indiana officials reminding hunters to take safety lessons. Allie Carter of Avilla was wounded during a waterfowl hunt on Saturday at the Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area in northern Indiana, according to Indiana Department of Natural Resources.She laid her 12-gauge shotgun on the ground while repositioning herself, and her 11-year-old chocolate Labrador stepped on the gun, depressing the trigger, said Indiana Conservation Officer Jonathon Boyd.The safety of the shotgun was not on, and Carter was shot in the left foot.She suffered non-life-threatening injuries from the birdshot pellets and was treated and released.Boyd, who has been a conservation officer for seven years, remembered one other occasion when a dog shot its owner - a man hunting rabbits was shot after he leaned a gun against a tree, and his beagle stepped on it...
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