The gun fired after the dog's paw got stuck in the trigger guard, police said. The victim was relaxing on his bed with a female friend when he was shot.

An American dog owner was shot by his pet after it jumped on his bed and set off a loaded gun.The man, from Memphis, Tenn., was asleep beside his female partner when he was shot early Monday morning,

An American dog owner was accidentally shot by his pet in a freak incident rarely seen involving animals and firearms. Officers responded to a home in Memphis, Tennessee on Whitney Avenue at 3:50 a.m.