A Greeley man who last week shot himself and his dog was pulling up his pants after using the bathroom when the gun went off, according to the affidavit for his arrest. Frank Montano, 48, of Greeley, was staying at the Days Inn, 5630 10th St., with his girlfriend when about 10:20 p.m. Feb. 13 Greeley police responded to a report of shots fired. While en route, officers were told a man was seen running through the hotel without a shirt on and carrying a bleeding dog, according to court records.Once on scene, police located a trail of blood leading to room 314. The room was empty, but police learned a man and a woman had arrived at Pets Emergency Hospital in Evans with a dog that had sustained a gunshot wound. The dog, a Basset hound named Michael, had been shot in the back and through the abdomen.Officers responded to Pets Emergency to speak with Montano, the dog’s owner. Officers performed a background check on Montano and learned he had an active misdemeanor warrant out of Larimer County for assault. After he was placed into custody, officers realized he too had been shot and took Montano to North Colorado Medical Center for treatment.While at the hospital, Montano told police he had taken his Ruger 9mm out of his pants and placed it on the sink to urinate. When he was finished, Montano grabbed the pistol while he was pulling up his pants and it went off. The lone bullet went through his right leg and into Michael.Montano was later booked into the Weld County Jail on suspicion of illegal discharge of a firearm, a felony, and misdemeanor charges of reckless endangerment, cruelty to animals and prohibited use of a weapon. He is free on $5,000 bond. The deadline for the filing of formal charges by the Weld District Attorney’s Office is 3:30 p.m. Monday.Michael has since been discharged from Pets Emergency. He was “alive” when he left the hospital, said Greeley police spokeswoman Rebecca Ries. No other information about Michael’s condition was released.– Joe Moylan covers crime and public safety for The Greeley Tribune. Reach him at jmoylan@greeleytribune.com, (970) 392-4467 or on Twitter @JoeMoylan.