You've heard about strange animal behavior, but this one takes the cake.

It seems a man from Texas was on a hunting trip this week and was shot and killed, not by another hunter, but by his dog!

According to Associated Press reports, 46-year-old Perry Price shot a goose and promptly returned to his truck to release his dog, so the dog could retrieve the goose.

Unfortunately, as the dog leapt from the back of the truck, it stepped on the trigger of Price's gun, causing it to fire and strike Price in the thigh. Reports indicated the bullet pierced an artery in Price's leg.

A friend rushed Price to the hospital, but he bled to death before his friend could get him there.

The whole situation is very sad, to be sure, but it also sounds extremely bazaar -- which is probably why it made national headlines.

After first hearing the story on the radio and then reading it on the news wire, I decided to do a search of the Internet. I was surprised to find that these types of accidents are actually quite common.

In October of last year, an Iowa man was wounded while hunting pheasants with his dog. Apparently the man placed his gun on the ground and went to retrieve the pheasant. When he did, his dog followed him and stepped on the gun, causing it to fire and shoot the man in the leg.

In August of last year, a Memphis, Tenn. man was shot in the back when his dog knocked a gun off a table.

But the most bazaar story I came across in my search happened in 2004. If you don't believe in karma or paybacks, this one will make you a believer.

It seems a Florida man searched and search, but he just couldn't find a home for seven puppies in his possession. So what did he do? He decided to shoot them and bury them in the backyard, according to published reports.

As he tried to hold one of the dogs in his arms … presumably so he could shoot it … the animal started squirming and caused the gun to fire. The man was hit in the wrist and suffered non-life-threatening wounds. I imagine he'll think twice about shooting another dog.

These stories make me wonder if there have been any similar accidents in Putnam County. How do you guard against these types of accidents?

If you have a story to share or can offer some advice, send me a blog.