Woof you believe it: Woman shot in foot - by DOG called TRIGGER
A DOPEY female hunter is recovering after being shot in the foot - by her pet dog called TRIGGER.
A chocolate brown Labrador called Trigger (not pictured) was behind the shooting
The unsuspecting pet owner, a 25-year-old woman called Allie Carter, was hunting waterfowl in the north of Indiana, America, when the bizarre incident took place.
Inquisitive Trigger the chocolate Labrador retriever was too intrigued by the 12-gauge shotgun left lying on the ground.
What he did not know was Ms Carter had not put the safety catch on.
Disaster then struck when the pooch unwittingly depressed the trigger, and fired the gun - which happened to be pointing in the direction of his owner.
The naughty dog (not pictured) accidentally stepped on a shotgun
The pet owner had not put the safety catch on her shotgun
Indiana conservation officer Jonathon Boyd said Ms Carter was shot in the left foot at point-blank range, suffering injuries to her foot and toes.
She was treated at two hospitals before being sent home to recover.
The strange animal incident happened at the Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area
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Mr Boyd has been forced to warn all prospective hunters to take a hunter education course, something which Ms Carter had not completed.
The strange animal incident happened at the Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area, around 140 miles north of Indianapolis.