Dog Named Trigger Shoots Owner During Indiana Waterfowl Hunt
NORTH WEBSTER, Ind. (CBS/AP) — 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.
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Boyd says Carter's chocolate Labrador retriever, Trigger, stepped on top of the shotgun and depressed the trigger.
He says Carter was shot in the left foot at point-blank range, suffering injuries to her foot and toes. She was treated at two hospitals and released.
Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area is about 140 miles north of Indianapolis.
The Indiana DNR says that even though the woman DID have a hunting license she had not taken a hunter education course. However, she was with someone who had taken the course so she won't be fined or charged.
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