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.
And I'll bet your dog was not flying over the blind either, was he?
What a shame. Good dogs are like memebers of the family. I'm sorry.