Hum Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 A French man has been shot by his dog during a hunt in his local region of the Dordogne on Sunday. The Blue Gascony Basset hound dog caught the trigger of his gun after leaping up while the huntsman was taking part in a deer shoot. The bullet shattered a part of the huntsman's right hand which has since been amputated. The victim said he only had himself to blame for not applying the safety catch and did not hold the incident against his dog "at all". "It wasn't the dog's fault - and he's adorable!" he told France Bleu radio. The 55-year-old victim, who has given his name as Rene, was flown to hospital in Bordeaux by air ambulance. The victim explained that the dog, who was the youngest of three out on the hunt and new to the sport, had stayed by his master while the other two dogs chased a deer. Rene explained how the pet had "jumped on me to give me a cuddle, I think." "As he jumped, he put a paw on the gun," Rene added. source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick H. Supervisor Posted September 19, 2012 Supervisor Share Posted September 19, 2012 Gun safety 101, guys. Don't let your dog handle a weapon, they can be very temperamental. At least he doesn't hold it against the dog and accepts that it was his own fault. Charisma 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ir0nw0lf Subscriber² Posted September 19, 2012 Subscriber² Share Posted September 19, 2012 Sounds like the first step to dogs taking over the world! :rofl: Steven P. and Charisma 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted September 19, 2012 Author Share Posted September 19, 2012 As many dogs that have been shot by owners, it seems only fair. Adorable pooch, btw. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted September 19, 2012 Administrators Share Posted September 19, 2012 /me refrains from making France comment. :shifty: Kriz 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriz Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 /me refrains from making France comment. :shifty: Definately say you arent the only one :shifty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted September 20, 2012 Member Share Posted September 20, 2012 Oh, the things that could be said here. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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