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Published Thursday, January 05, 2012

Dog shoots hunter in tender spot

Of course, it was an accident, but it hurt nonetheless.

A hunting dog stepped on a shotgun and shot his master in the buttocks.

Now, accident or not, is that any way for man's best friend to treat his master?

I can almost hear the wounded man pleading to his old friend and hunting companion, "Please, be more careful to watch where you step!"

And when he called his wife from the emergency room of the hospital, to break the news on what happened, she must have exclaimed, "Old Rover shot you where?!"

Still, there is always a brighter side in every incident.

She did not have to think long and hard on what to get her husband for Christmas. There is nothing quite like a thoughtful and useful gift. Not too surprisingly, he had his heart, along with another part of his body, set on receiving the softest most comfortable cushion money could buy.

Anyway, it was an unusual accident. I've often heard of dog biting man and even man biting dog, but up till now I had never heard of dog shooting man.

However, concerned friends and members of his family immediately surrounded him with caring and support.

He also received a number of notes reassuring him that, "in the end,'' everything was going to turn out alright.

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