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Contrary1

(12,629 posts)
Mon Oct 26, 2015, 06:54 PM Oct 2015

Dog Shoots Indiana Woman in the Foot

The dog's name is Trigger

&quot NORTH WEBSTER, Ind.) — Authorities say a northern Indiana woman is recovering after being shot in the foot by her dog.

And the dog’s name? Trigger.

Indiana Conservation Officer Jonathon Boyd says 25-year-old Allie Carter of Avilla laid her 12-gauge shotgun on the ground without the safety on during a waterfowl hunt Saturday at Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area.

Boyd says Carter’s chocolate Labrador retriever, Trigger, stepped on top of the shotgun and depressed the trigger..."

http://time.com/4087453/trigger-dog-indiana-shoot-foot/
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Dog Shoots Indiana Woman in the Foot (Original Post) Contrary1 Oct 2015 OP
if only her foot was armed ..... olddots Oct 2015 #1
These animals are getting smarter every day. Historic NY Oct 2015 #2
Guns don't kill people. Dogs kill people meow2u3 Oct 2015 #3
You can't make this stuff up! femmocrat Oct 2015 #4
The only thing that stops a bad dog with a gun FuzzyRabbit Oct 2015 #5
wish people who had these kind of hunting 'accidents' were banned from license for a year. Sunlei Oct 2015 #6
"Carter reportedly did not complete a hunter education course, according to CBS affiliate WANE." Eugene Oct 2015 #7
Evidently, her dog didn't either. n/t Contrary1 Oct 2015 #8
ROFL malaise Oct 2015 #9
And where is the PICTURE of this dog? FoxNewsSucks Oct 2015 #10
Here's "trigger-happy" Trigger Art_from_Ark Oct 2015 #14
Another "responsible" gun owner until they weren't... madinmaryland Oct 2015 #11
The only thing that stops a bad dog with a gun... Crunchy Frog Oct 2015 #12
In my state, Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #13

FoxNewsSucks

(10,434 posts)
10. And where is the PICTURE of this dog?
Mon Oct 26, 2015, 10:07 PM
Oct 2015

Isn't it a requirement that any time the words "dog" "cat" "puppy" or "kitty" is in the title, that there will be pictures of the animal?

Snobblevitch

(1,958 posts)
13. In my state,
Mon Oct 26, 2015, 10:55 PM
Oct 2015

this woman would have been required to pass a gun safety course to be allowed to purchase a waterfowl hunting license.

I find it interesting that so many DUers have expressed amusement at this woman's injuries rather than compassion.

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