Man was sentenced Tuesday to 30 days in jail after prosecutors say the man shot his dog and left it to die a slow death.
But Judge Ciconnetti says 37-year-old Robert Clark of Madison Township can be excused of 20 of those 30 days if he dresses as "Safety Pup" and visits Painesville Elementary School supervised by either a police officer of the Lake County dog warden.
Clark has reportedly agreed to the alternative sentence of dressing in the costume. Last summer, police say they found Clark's dog, a harlequin Great Dane named Bill, bleeding from the head, hidden behind a shed and tied to a fence.
The dog had to be put down because its injuries were so severe.
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Despite his claim he shot the dog because it was aggressive, Clark was found guilty last November and was given the same sentence, which he appealed.
But earlier this month, an appeals court upheld Judge Cicconett's original sentence which was then re-imposed on Clark. In addition to the time spent in the "Safety Pup" costume, the judge ordered Clark to never possess any wild or domestic animal again.
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