New Delhi, March 12 -- A man in Memphis, Tennessee, found himself on the receiving end of a gunshot-courtesy of his own pet dog. The incident occurred early on Monday morning when the man, identified as Jerald Kirkwood, was lying in bed with his girlfriend.

Their pet Pitbull, Oreo, jumped onto the bed, inadvertently setting off a loaded gun. The bullet grazed Kirkwood's upper left thigh, leaving him with a non-critical injury that required hospital treatment.

According to the Memphis Police Department, Oreo's paw became stuck in the trigger guard, causing the gun to discharge.

The girlfriend, described the scene, "The dog is a playful dog, and he likes to jump around and stuff like that, and it just went off." This freak incident has h...