The dogs locked up on a covey of birds. The two men kicked up the birds, and brought down a couple off the covey rise. Then they used the dogs to hunt down some single birds that had scattered through out the field. My grandfather's best bird dog, Sally, locked up on a bird. Eagerly, the men rushed over. My grandfather was feeling generous and offered to flush the bird, giving my dad the first shot. My grandfather had barely taken a step in that direction when the bird took off in flight. At the exact same moment my dad raised his gun and fired. The bird dog jumped into the air after the bird. My parents had only been married a few months, and my father had shot his father-in-law's best bird dog! Miraculously, the dog survived and only suffered some hearing loss, but my father's ego was much tougher to repair.
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