https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/dog-shoots-owner-while-hunting-in-southern-new-mexico/1565192606
LAS CRUCES, NM (KRQE) – Hunting accidents are nothing new, but this one is: A 74-year-old man is in the hospital after his dog shot him during a hunting trip.
After the shooting, Sonny Gilligan managed to call 911. Dona Ana County deputies heard quite the story as they saved his life.
“He was done, he would’ve died. I can’t say enough about the Sheriff’s deputies, because without them my dad was dead,” said Mark Gilligan.
Mark says it’s normal for his dad to take his three dogs, Charlie, Cowboy, and Scooby, hunting for jackrabbits near Las Cruces. In fact, he says his dad feeds the trio the rabbits as a treat.
His dad says he was sitting in the truck, his rifle in the backseat, when Charlie’s paw got caught in the trigger.
The bullet went through the seat and Sonny was…
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Exposing the Big Game 
Whoa there, Charlie! You’re being blamed for carrying a loaded rifle in the truck? I’ll bet you don’t even own a firearm, and are being tasked with someone else’s negligence. In spite of the assertions of the article’s author, you are not the first dog that has taken down your so-called caretaker, and not the first dog to have the human subtly shift blame by pronouncing “I forgive my dog for shooting me.”
I want you to know, Charlie, that I’m on your side, even if Cowboy or Scooby later confess that you had told them that you believed in fair chase, and didn’t like the idea of shooting rabbits from a distance. I suppose it was irritating that you were tossed a lifeless rabbit, as if you were incapable of feeding yourself.