Trigger the Chocolate Lab Shoots Hunting Dog Mom in Foot

A 10-year-old Chocolate Lab from Indiana couldn’t possibly have a more appropriate name.

On a hunting trip Saturday with his dog mom, Allie Carter, the Lab stepped on a shotgun, pressing the trigger and shooting Carter in the foot.

The dog’s name? That’s right, Trigger.

As Carter was hunting waterfowl in the Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area, she set a 12-gauge shotgun on the ground with its safety off, WANE reports.

It could have been much worse. Carter was taken to a local hospital and treated for a gunshot wound to her left foot and toes.

Carter, who is 25, apparently did not take the free hunter education course that is required of anyone applying for a hunting license in Indiana who born after Dec. 31, 1986, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources reported in a press release.

Conservation officers remind everyone that accidents like this do happen — even accidents caused by dogs who aren’t “ironically and aptly named Trigger.” To prevent them, they said to always point the muzzle of a firearm in a safe direction and use the safety mechanism.

Another way to prevent them might be by taking up a safer hobby for you and your dog.

Photo credit: Steven Jackson (This “Smilin’ Pup” is not Trigger.)

RECALL ALERT: Good ‘n’ Fun Beefhide Chicken Sticks Recall Expanded

Salix Animal Health, which voluntarily recalled one lot of Good ‘n’ Fun Beefhide Chicken Sticks in late September because it had the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, has expanded the recall.

According to a news release, the Georgia Dept. of Agriculture confirmed the presence of Salmonella in an additional lot of Good ‘n’ Fun Beefhide Chicken Sticks. “In an abundance of caution, Salix Animal Health is expanding its original recall to include the tested lot and others made around the same time frame,” the company stated.

The recalled treats, packaged in 2.8-ounce bags, were distributed nationwide to Dollar General, Dollar Tree and Family Dollar retail stores.

The Good ‘n’ Fun Beefhide Chicken Sticks products in the expanded recall have the following information stamped on the back of the package:

  • Item No. 82247
  • Expiration date: 02/2018, 03/2018, 04/2018, 05/2018, 06/2018 or 07/2018
  • UPC code: 0 91093 82247 1

The products in the original recall, also packaged in 2.8-ounce bags, have the following information stamped on the back:

  • Lot # AO15010
  • Expiration date: 03/2018
  • UPC code: 0 91093 82247 1

Salmonella can affect animals as well as people who handle the contaminated food. The symptoms for both people and animals include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramping and fever. If you or your pet experiences these symptoms after handling or eating the recalled product, see a doctor or veterinarian.

“We take our responsibility to pets and their owners seriously and are taking steps to prevent it from occurring in the future,” Salix Animal Health, which is based in Deerfield, Fla., said in the news release.

If you purchased the recalled products, call Salix Animal Health’s consumer affairs team at 800-338-4896, Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT for a refund.

Photo: FDA

Elderly Texas Man and Dog Rescued from Truck after Hurricane Patricia [Video]

After Hurricane Patricia swept across Mexico and became a tropical storm, it brought massive flooding to Texas. The town of Corsicana was especially hard hit — over 18 inches of rain fell overnight Friday, causing a freight train to derail and the need for many people to be rescued from flooded areas, including an elderly man and his dog who were trapped in a pickup truck.

The man and small white dog were trapped for four hours, James Reed, a firefighter with Corsicana Fire Rescue, told the Telegraph.

When three emergency responders from the Texas Task Force and the Corsicana Fire Rescue arrived by a Washington County EMS raft, the level of the swift-moving water had almost reached the top of the truck’s windows.

The rescuers had difficulty spotting the truck in the darkness, but, fortunately, the man saw their flashlights.

In a video taken by Reed, a rescuer first plucks the dog from the truck’s cab. The dog runs excitedly around the raft and looks anxiously at the truck as the rescuer slowly pulls out the elderly man.

As the man sits in the raft, his dog hops into his lap and gives him a big kiss.

The man was taken to a hospital, according to the Telegraph.

If heavy rains should occur where you live, never drive your car on a flooded road. As the National Weather Service warns, “Turn Around, Don’t Drown.”

Hooray for these heroes!

Photo via YouTube

LOL: Dachshund Photobombs Engagement Photo

Megan Determan and Chris Kluthe, who are getting married in December, wanted to include Louie, their 6-year-old Dachshund, in their engagement photo since he is, after all, part of their family.

“It just made sense to have him in the pictures because he’s our dog,” Determan told WCCO.

As the St. Paul, Minn., couple posed with Louie in a pile of autumn leaves for photographers Dan and Karin Berdal of DnK Photography, apparently the Dachshund decided he should be the focus of the picture, and jumped in front of Determan and Klute.

“I knew he was going to be in the shot,” Kluthe told WCCO. “I didn’t know he was that much in the shot.”

But Louie’s photobomb wasn’t all that surprising to the couple. They said he’s pretty much the alpha at home.

“Anytime I go to touch Chris, he’s like, ‘No, I want to be pet,’” Determan said.

Photographer Karin Berdal told WCCO that normally a photo with someone’s face blocked — as Kluthe’s is in this shot — would be rejected. But not in this case.

“I thought it was hysterical off the bat, but I had no idea it would become what it’s become,” she said.

“One-in-a-million sounds a little dramatic because we didn’t take a million pictures, but it’s not every day you get a shot like that.”

Photo via Twitter

 

Heartbroken Dog Stays by Woman’s Side after She’s Fatally Hit by Truck

There was only one witness who saw Kelly Black being struck by a semi-truck as she walked her dog, Paco, in Jacksonville, Fla., this morning.

That witness is Paco.

According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Black may have been caught under the truck in the parking lot of a gas station and then dragged to the middle of the road, WJAX-TV reports. The truck driver, who has not been found, may not be aware that he struck her.

Heartbroken, Paco remained by Black’s side until help arrived — and then he refused to leave the spot where his dog mom died.

“SAD,” tweeted Action News Jax reporter Russell Coburn this morning. “This one has been lying down, alone near crash scene for some time.”

When Black’s family and friends arrived, Paco finally perked up.

The accident is under investigation. According to Coburn, a store at the scene has surveillance cameras that may have captured what happened.

Photos via Twitter; Twitter

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