guns or no guns? and why?

If I'm usin my hounds I carry a gun. When I'm usin my cur dogs we just catch & tie or stick em. But I have used a gun around my cur dogs plenty of times. It's just personal preference. To each their own. I just dont understand how someone could "accidentally" shoot a dog on a hunt?? I"ve shot around my buddies dogs for years and they have shot around mine. I believe its all about trustin who u hunt with. I think if I didnt trust somone to shoot around my dogs,I wouldnt be huntin with them in the first place.