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DepreceV2 07/20/19 11:01:29 AM #1:	This is insane... https://www.yahoo.com/sports/lsu-tigers-lineman-matt-branch-shot-by-dog-hunting-trip-lost-leg-020531672.html?bcmt=1 Former LSU lineman Matt Branch nearly died late last year after a freak hunting accident in which he was shot by a dog, causing him to lose his leg. Branch, who played for the Tigers from 2008-2011, was on an annual hunt with his family and friends in Mississippi on Dec. 28. Branch and several others started loading their duck hunting gear into the back of a truck, where his shotgun was laying. According to the Clarion Ledger, a black Labrador Retriever suddenly jumped into the back of the bed and right onto the gun. Somehow, the dogs paw turned off the safety and pulled the trigger, shooting Branch in the left leg. I kind of looked around at the shock of everyone else, Branch said, via the Ledger. I looked down and saw the gaping hole in the Ranger bed next to me. That's when I knew I was shot. Branch said he didnt feel much pain, but rather just a loss of feeling in his left leg. About an hour after he was shot, he lost memory. He technically died twice after arriving at the hospital, too. "I coded for probably over an hour," Branch said, via the Ledger. "It was two different times. They (medics) worked on me and brought me back. Branch was unconscious for 12 days at the hospital, during which time doctors preformed nine surgeries on him and amputated his entire left leg. When I woke up I was extremely weak, Branch said, via the Ledger. I couldn't feed myself. I couldn't sit up. I could barely grab a bottle of water off the table. I'd been asleep 12 days. It's crazy how your body can get so weak when it's not used. Doctors didnt tell him that he had lost his leg until the next day. He said he remembers having strange, vivid dreams that were tough to understand, and even felt pain in his left leg after it had been amputated. While waking up to losing a limb would come as a shock to most people, Branch said it wasnt surprising. For several days they didn't know if I would live or die, so I was happy to be alive rather than mad I lost my leg, Branch said, via the Ledger. I kind of accepted it and tried to figure out what I needed to do to get out of the hospital. Branch underwent three more surgeries after he awoke, and spent 57 more days in the hospital and a rehab center. Doctors, after determining that it was possible, eventually fit him with a titanium prosthetic leg. Now, months later, Branch is walking again and back at his old job. Though he knows it wont ever be the same, he is simply trying to stay positive and keep moving forward each day. There were definitely times, especially in the hospital and some times after, you feel isolated, Branch said, via the Ledger. You ask yourself why you lost a limb. But at the end of the day, you've still lost a limb. I decided early on to try to be positive. I still have bad days. I'm going to have bad days. I'm just going to try to best I can so I can work through it. He also said that hes planning to keep hunting. It is such a big part of his family, he said, and he isnt going to let the accident however severe it was stop him. I'm going to continue to hunt, Branch said, via the Ledger. I'm not going to blame this on hunting or guns, for that matter. I probably won't hunt as much as I used to just because I can't do all the things I did before, but I'm going to continue to hunt and carry on the hunting tradition in my family, for sure. --- Yes... I'm a Hanzo main <cite>DepreceV2 posted [p:924940127] in Dog shoots... [t:77876960]...</cite> <quote>This is insane... https://www.yahoo.com/sports/lsu-tigers-lineman-matt-branch-shot-by-dog-hunting-trip-lost-leg-020531672.html?bcmt=1 <quote>Former LSU lineman Matt Branch nearly died late last year after a freak hunting accident in which he was shot by a dog, causing him to lose his leg. Branch, who played for the Tigers from 2008-2011, was on an annual hunt with his family and friends in Mississippi on Dec. 28. Branch and several others started loading their duck hunting gear into the back of a truck, where his shotgun was laying. According to the Clarion Ledger, a black Labrador Retriever suddenly jumped into the back of the bed and right onto the gun. Somehow, the dogs paw turned off the safety and pulled the trigger, shooting Branch in the left leg. I kind of looked around at the shock of everyone else, Branch said, via the Ledger. I looked down and saw the gaping hole in the Ranger bed next to me. That's when I knew I was shot. Branch said he didnt feel much pain, but rather just a loss of feeling in his left leg. About an hour after he was shot, he lost memory. He technically died twice after arriving at the hospital, too. "I coded for probably over an hour," Branch said, via the Ledger. "It was two different times. They (medics) worked on me and brought me back. Branch was unconscious for 12 days at the hospital, during which time doctors preformed nine surgeries on him and amputated his entire left leg. When I woke up I was extremely weak, Branch said, via the Ledger. I couldn't feed myself. I couldn't sit up. I could barely grab a bottle of water off the table. I'd been asleep 12 days. It's crazy how your body can get so weak when it's not used. Doctors didnt tell him that he had lost his leg until the next day. He said he remembers having strange, vivid dreams that were tough to understand, and even felt pain in his left leg after it had been amputated. While waking up to losing a limb would come as a shock to most people, Branch said it wasnt surprising. For several days they didn't know if I would live or die, so I was happy to be alive rather than mad I lost my leg, Branch said, via the Ledger. I kind of accepted it and tried to figure out what I needed to do to get out of the hospital. Branch underwent three more surgeries after he awoke, and spent 57 more days in the hospital and a rehab center. Doctors, after determining that it was possible, eventually fit him with a titanium prosthetic leg. Now, months later, Branch is walking again and back at his old job. Though he knows it wont ever be the same, he is simply trying to stay positive and keep moving forward each day. There were definitely times, especially in the hospital and some times after, you feel isolated, Branch said, via the Ledger. You ask yourself why you lost a limb. But at the end of the day, you've still lost a limb. I decided early on to try to be positive. I still have bad days. I'm going to have bad days. I'm just going to try to best I can so I can work through it. He also said that hes planning to keep hunting. It is such a big part of his family, he said, and he isnt going to let the accident however severe it was stop him. I'm going to continue to hunt, Branch said, via the Ledger. I'm not going to blame this on hunting or guns, for that matter. I probably won't hunt as much as I used to just because I can't do all the things I did before, but I'm going to continue to hunt and carry on the hunting tradition in my family, for sure.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DepreceV2 07/20/19 11:02:06 AM #2:	So.. Do we blame the Dog here or the Gun? --- Yes... I'm a Hanzo main <cite>DepreceV2 posted [p:924940146] in Dog shoots... [t:77876960]...</cite> <quote>So.. Do we blame the Dog here or the Gun?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
St0rmFury 07/20/19 11:02:40 AM #3:	Was the dog later destroyed? --- "Average Joe" is a trolling term since it's completely an opinion. "Overachieving" is also an opinion. - SBAllen (Hellhole: 52458377) <cite>St0rmFury posted [p:924940163] in Dog shoots... [t:77876960]...</cite> <quote>Was the dog later destroyed?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Scotty_Rogers 07/20/19 11:03:00 AM #4:	@The_Doge --- THE FAM BEYOND FAM. <cite>Scotty_Rogers posted [p:924940179] in Dog shoots... [t:77876960]...</cite> <quote>@The_Doge</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
jpennys_cat 07/20/19 11:04:55 AM #5:	Is it too early to start talking about dog gun control? --- \| =^-^= >^..^< =^-^= \| A Super Nice Stray Kitty \| =^-^= >^..^< =^-^= \| #CEMayorElect #SayNoToWow #HatersGonnaHate \| #CateEmpire <cite>jpennys_cat posted [p:924940239] in Dog shoots... [t:77876960]...</cite> <quote>Is it too early to start talking about dog gun control? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LordRazziel 07/20/19 11:05:16 AM #6:	Back in High school, a kid was shot and killed by his dog. Posing for a pic, when the dog tried to jump up on him, pulling the trigger. His last words were "I had the safety on". --- https://i.imgtc.com/xg91pMF.gif https://i.imgtc.com/YvvIsuz.gif. On really romantic evenings of self, I go salsa dancing with my confusion. <cite>LordRazziel posted [p:924940248] in Dog shoots... [t:77876960]...</cite> <quote>Back in High school, a kid was shot and killed by his dog. Posing for a pic, when the dog tried to jump up on him, pulling the trigger. His last words were "I had the safety on".</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DepreceV2 07/20/19 11:08:23 AM #7:	LordRazziel posted... Back in High school, a kid was shot and killed by his dog. Posing for a pic, when the dog tried to jump up on him, pulling the trigger. His last words were "I had the safety on". Is this real? That quote at the end makes me question it --- Yes... I'm a Hanzo main <cite>DepreceV2 posted [p:924940338] in Dog shoots... [t:77876960]...</cite> <quote><cite>LordRazziel posted...</cite> <quote>Back in High school, a kid was shot and killed by his dog. Posing for a pic, when the dog tried to jump up on him, pulling the trigger. His last words were "I had the safety on".</quote> Is this real? That quote at the end makes me question it</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LordRazziel 07/20/19 11:10:19 AM #8:	DepreceV2 posted... LordRazziel posted... Back in High school, a kid was shot and killed by his dog. Posing for a pic, when the dog tried to jump up on him, pulling the trigger. His last words were "I had the safety on". Is this real? That quote at the end makes me question it It is. Why would that make you question it? --- https://i.imgtc.com/xg91pMF.gif https://i.imgtc.com/YvvIsuz.gif. On really romantic evenings of self, I go salsa dancing with my confusion. <cite>LordRazziel posted [p:924940395] in Dog shoots... [t:77876960]...</cite> <quote><cite>DepreceV2 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>LordRazziel posted...</cite> <quote>Back in High school, a kid was shot and killed by his dog. Posing for a pic, when the dog tried to jump up on him, pulling the trigger. His last words were "I had the safety on".</quote> Is this real? That quote at the end makes me question it</quote> It is. Why would that make you question it?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DepreceV2 07/20/19 11:11:03 AM #9:	LordRazziel posted... DepreceV2 posted... LordRazziel posted... Back in High school, a kid was shot and killed by his dog. Posing for a pic, when the dog tried to jump up on him, pulling the trigger. His last words were "I had the safety on". Is this real? That quote at the end makes me question it It is. Why would that make you question it? I dont know. To have such a specific quote without an article just seems so rare. Thats crazy --- Yes... I'm a Hanzo main <cite>DepreceV2 posted [p:924940415] in Dog shoots... [t:77876960]...</cite> <quote><cite>LordRazziel posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DepreceV2 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>LordRazziel posted...</cite> <quote>Back in High school, a kid was shot and killed by his dog. Posing for a pic, when the dog tried to jump up on him, pulling the trigger. His last words were "I had the safety on".</quote> Is this real? That quote at the end makes me question it</quote> It is. Why would that make you question it?</quote> I dont know. To have such a specific quote without an article just seems so rare. Thats crazy</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LordRazziel 07/20/19 11:12:53 AM #10:	DepreceV2 posted... LordRazziel posted... DepreceV2 posted... LordRazziel posted... Back in High school, a kid was shot and killed by his dog. Posing for a pic, when the dog tried to jump up on him, pulling the trigger. His last words were "I had the safety on". Is this real? That quote at the end makes me question it It is. Why would that make you question it? I dont know. To have such a specific quote without an article just seems so rare. Thats crazy Why would a quote need an article? It happened to someone in my school? His close friends said that's what his dad told them. --- https://i.imgtc.com/xg91pMF.gif https://i.imgtc.com/YvvIsuz.gif. On really romantic evenings of self, I go salsa dancing with my confusion. <cite>LordRazziel posted [p:924940479] in Dog shoots... [t:77876960]...</cite> <quote><cite>DepreceV2 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>LordRazziel posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DepreceV2 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>LordRazziel posted...</cite> <quote>Back in High school, a kid was shot and killed by his dog. Posing for a pic, when the dog tried to jump up on him, pulling the trigger. His last words were "I had the safety on".</quote> Is this real? That quote at the end makes me question it</quote> It is. Why would that make you question it?</quote> I dont know. To have such a specific quote without an article just seems so rare. Thats crazy</quote> Why would a quote need an article? It happened to someone in my school? His close friends said that's what his dad told them.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DepreceV2 07/20/19 11:13:59 AM #11:	LordRazziel posted... DepreceV2 posted... LordRazziel posted... DepreceV2 posted... LordRazziel posted... Back in High school, a kid was shot and killed by his dog. Posing for a pic, when the dog tried to jump up on him, pulling the trigger. His last words were "I had the safety on". Is this real? That quote at the end makes me question it It is. Why would that make you question it? I dont know. To have such a specific quote without an article just seems so rare. Thats crazy Why would a quote need an article? It happened to someone in my school? His close friends said that's what his dad told them. Its the internet. People make up stories all the time. Sorry that the internet conditioned me to not believe everything I read without a source. --- Yes... I'm a Hanzo main <cite>DepreceV2 posted [p:924940514] in Dog shoots... [t:77876960]...</cite> <quote><cite>LordRazziel posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DepreceV2 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>LordRazziel posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DepreceV2 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>LordRazziel posted...</cite> <quote>Back in High school, a kid was shot and killed by his dog. Posing for a pic, when the dog tried to jump up on him, pulling the trigger. His last words were "I had the safety on".</quote> Is this real? That quote at the end makes me question it</quote> It is. Why would that make you question it?</quote> I dont know. To have such a specific quote without an article just seems so rare. Thats crazy</quote> Why would a quote need an article? It happened to someone in my school? His close friends said that's what his dad told them.</quote> Its the internet. People make up stories all the time. Sorry that the internet conditioned me to not believe everything I read without a source.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LordRazziel 07/20/19 11:17:11 AM #12:	DepreceV2 posted... LordRazziel posted... DepreceV2 posted... LordRazziel posted... DepreceV2 posted... LordRazziel posted... Back in High school, a kid was shot and killed by his dog. Posing for a pic, when the dog tried to jump up on him, pulling the trigger. His last words were "I had the safety on". Is this real? That quote at the end makes me question it It is. Why would that make you question it? I dont know. To have such a specific quote without an article just seems so rare. Thats crazy Why would a quote need an article? It happened to someone in my school? His close friends said that's what his dad told them. Its the internet. People make up stories all the time. Sorry that the internet conditioned me to not believe everything I read without a source. When people make stuff up, it's usually to cast themselves in some sort of positive light. This is just a story of something that happened in high school. --- https://i.imgtc.com/xg91pMF.gif https://i.imgtc.com/YvvIsuz.gif. On really romantic evenings of self, I go salsa dancing with my confusion. <cite>LordRazziel posted [p:924940610] in Dog shoots... [t:77876960]...</cite> <quote><cite>DepreceV2 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>LordRazziel posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DepreceV2 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>LordRazziel posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DepreceV2 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>LordRazziel posted...</cite> <quote>Back in High school, a kid was shot and killed by his dog. Posing for a pic, when the dog tried to jump up on him, pulling the trigger. His last words were "I had the safety on".</quote> Is this real? That quote at the end makes me question it</quote> It is. Why would that make you question it?</quote> I dont know. To have such a specific quote without an article just seems so rare. Thats crazy</quote> Why would a quote need an article? It happened to someone in my school? His close friends said that's what his dad told them.</quote> Its the internet. People make up stories all the time. Sorry that the internet conditioned me to not believe everything I read without a source.</quote> When people make stuff up, it's usually to cast themselves in some sort of positive light. This is just a story of something that happened in high school.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DepreceV2 07/20/19 11:19:08 AM #13:	People also make stuff up just to be asses. Im not saying you made it up. Ive accepted that it was real several responses ago. Im just trying to give you my mindset as to why I questioned it --- Yes... I'm a Hanzo main <cite>DepreceV2 posted [p:924940665] in Dog shoots... [t:77876960]...</cite> <quote>People also make stuff up just to be asses. Im not saying you made it up. Ive accepted that it was real several responses ago. Im just trying to give you my mindset as to why I questioned it</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Southernfatman 07/20/19 11:27:21 AM #14:	This isn't the first time I've heard of this. I'm starting to wonder if "the dog did it" is the new "I was cleaning it and it just went off!" excuse irresponsible gun owners use when they shoot themselves accidentally. --- https://imgur.com/hslUvRN When I sin I sin real good. <cite>Southernfatman posted [p:924940905] in Dog shoots... [t:77876960]...</cite> <quote>This isn't the first time I've heard of this. I'm starting to wonder if "the dog did it" is the new "I was cleaning it and it just went off!" excuse irresponsible gun owners use when they shoot themselves accidentally.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thronedfire2 07/20/19 11:31:46 AM #15:	All I can think of here is the 30 Rock subplot where one of Jacks girlfriends got shot in the face by her neighbors dog --- I could see you, but I couldn't hear you You were holding your hat in the breeze Turning away from me In this moment you were stolen... <cite>thronedfire2 posted [p:924941015] in Dog shoots... [t:77876960]...</cite> <quote>All I can think of here is the 30 Rock subplot where one of Jacks girlfriends got shot in the face by her neighbors dog</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LordRazziel 07/20/19 11:34:45 AM #16:	DepreceV2 posted... People also make stuff up just to be asses. Im not saying you made it up. Ive accepted that it was real several responses ago. Im just trying to give you my mindset as to why I questioned it That's true. --- https://i.imgtc.com/xg91pMF.gif https://i.imgtc.com/YvvIsuz.gif. On really romantic evenings of self, I go salsa dancing with my confusion. <cite>LordRazziel posted [p:924941093] in Dog shoots... [t:77876960]...</cite> <quote><cite>DepreceV2 posted...</cite> <quote>People also make stuff up just to be asses. Im not saying you made it up. Ive accepted that it was real several responses ago. Im just trying to give you my mindset as to why I questioned it</quote> That's true.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DirkDiggles 07/20/19 11:41:50 AM #17:	--- https://imgtc.com/i/5CTKeaL.jpg https://imgtc.com/i/G9w39yE.gif <cite>DirkDiggles posted [p:924941281] in Dog shoots... [t:77876960]...</cite> <quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The_Doge 07/20/19 11:47:08 AM #18:	jpennys_cat posted... Is it too early to start talking about dog gun control? Paws off my guns Cate --- Wow such signature join Dogefaqs today http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1341-dogefaqs Mayor of CE <cite>The_Doge posted [p:924941418] in Dog shoots... [t:77876960]...</cite> <quote><cite>jpennys_cat posted...</cite> <quote>Is it too early to start talking about dog gun control? </quote> Paws off my guns Cate </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Umbreon 07/20/19 11:51:55 AM #19:	St0rmFury posted... Was the dog later destroyed? Came here to make this joke. (Good Lord how old is that article anyway?) --- This is a mobile account, forgive any errors. ~DYL~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTEX3YdEi7s <cite>Umbreon posted [p:924941569] in Dog shoots... [t:77876960]...</cite> <quote><cite>St0rmFury posted...</cite> <quote>Was the dog later destroyed?</quote> Came here to make this joke. (Good Lord how old is that article anyway?)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 07/20/19 11:54:29 AM #20:	If you take guns away, dogs will just start using knives instead. --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:924941657] in Dog shoots... [t:77876960]...</cite> <quote>If you take guns away, dogs will just start using knives instead.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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