Dog owner Larry 'Sonny' Brassfield of Mountain Home, Ark. had a scare when his pet Benno, a Belgian Malinois, vomited a .308 caliber live bullet.
Brassfield didn't know just how many bullets the dog had swallowed, but Benno's life was saved thanks to Dr. Sarah Sexton, a veterinarian at the All Creatures Animal Hospital, according to the Baxter Bulletin.
Dr. Sexton told the publication that she pulled out 23 live rounds of .308 caliber ammunition that could have actually put the dog in a harm's way. She added that it had been a good thing that the bullets were made out of brass and copper and not of lead or zinc.
The combination of lead or zinc in bullets could easily poison the dog. Brassfield was apologetic for leaving his ammo bullets lying in a place that the dog can easily reach.
As Benno tries to recover from his surgery, Brassfield told the Baxter Bulletin that it had been difficult for him and his wife to keep the dog from eating or swallowing just anything in their home.
The couple is currently trying to pet-proof their home, but Benno has been persistent of eating just anything and everything, which include stuffed animals, coins, underwear, rubber toys, cheese wrappers and wax paper, among other items.
