A French woman’s loyal German Shepherd dog saved her from committing suicide by knocking aside a rifle she tried to fire into her heart, local police said.

English language news website thelocal said the woman, 62, had fired several test shots then turned the gun on her chest.

“At the moment she pulled the trigger, her dog jumped on her and diverted the shot,” a local police officer told AFP, adding that the dog “probably sensed things and knocked into her to save her.”

The woman was found by her husband, conscious but suffering from a chest wound. She was taken to hospital but her injury is not considered life-threatening.

According to the police the dog was “deeply affected” by the actions of her owner.

bob(from black rock) said:

A French woman’s loyal German Shepherd dog saved her from committing suicide by knocking aside a rifle she tried to fire into her heart, local police said.

English language news website thelocal said the woman, 62, had fired several test shots then turned the gun on her chest.

“At the moment she pulled the trigger, her dog jumped on her and diverted the shot,” a local police officer told AFP, adding that the dog “probably sensed things and knocked into her to save her.”

The woman was found by her husband, conscious but suffering from a chest wound. She was taken to hospital but her injury is not considered life-threatening.

According to the police the dog was “deeply affected” by the actions of her owner.

Dog saw “bang stick”, sensed the end the noise came out of was dangerous and intervened when the dangerous end was pointing at the dog’s owner.

Dogs are smart, and know cause and effect.

http://www.upi.com/blog/2013/02/27/Florida-dog-shoots-owner-Gregory-Dale-Lanier-in-leg/2781361986522/

Florida dog shoots owner, Gregory Dale Lanier, in leg

Read more: http://www.upi.com/blog/2013/02/27/Florida-dog-shoots-owner-Gregory-Dale-Lanier-in-leg/2781361986522/#ixzz2Mp1hLyU3

A Florida dog didn’t quite live up to his species’ reputation as man’s best friend, accidentally shooting his owner in the leg with a .380 pistol on a car ride, Highlands Today reported Monday.

Gregory Dale Lanier, 35, of Sebring, Fla., didn’t know the gun resting on the floor of his truck was loaded until his dog accidentally (we can only assume) kicked it and it fired a bullet into Lanier’s leg.

“Lanier said he heard boom, saw smoke and felt a burning in his leg,” Sebring Police Cmdr. Steve Carr said.

Police did not arrest the dog.

This isn’t the first time a dog has fired a weapon at their owner. In 2011, a yellow Labrador from Utah jumped onto a 12-gauge shotgun and fired 27 pellets into his owner’s buttocks.

Read more: http://www.upi.com/blog/2013/02/27/Florida-dog-shoots-owner-Gregory-Dale-Lanier-in-leg/2781361986522/#ixzz2Mp1liuHP

dogs with guns? worse than cows with guns…

we will fight for canine freedom

we will fight for canine freedom