I can hardly stand the thought of my dog getting shot. I'm not sure how much difference it would make on the size of the shot. Location of the wound and all sorts of factors would probably dictate whether shot size made a difference.

I've had at least one guy (friend of a friend) hold his gun dang near pointed at my dog when she gets birdy. If he shows up at a hunt with me again, I'm going to have a chat with him about either changing his ways or hunting with someone else.