Did your dog have feathers and wings?
Anyone who can't tell the difference between a dog and a duck anywhere within birdshot range doesn't have any business picking up a gun.
I didn't use the term "dude" lightly...lol. It happened at a flighted duck club, where "dudes" were given shotguns and put into a blind and told that the ducks would be flying over. My dog was working that day with my father, and I'm glad I wasn't there. He was even an orange colored Cheasapeake.