Metro Atlanta dog trainer accused of animal cruelty

A metro Atlanta dog trainer is accused of torturing a dog he was hired to train, according to his arrest warrant.

Dondi Shannon Brinson, 48, was booked into the Cobb County jail early Sunday on two charges of aggravated cruelty to animals, booking records show. Brinson, who lives in Stone Mountain, was arrested in DeKalb before being transferred to the Cobb jail.

According to investigators, Brinson was hired to provide obedience training and boarding for “Samson,” a male Malinois dog, in October 2018. An arrest warrant was issued for Brinson in March.

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Brinson, “a self-proclaimed professional dog trainer...did maliciously torture Samson by the infliction of severe and prolonged physical pain, by unjustifiably depriving said dog of adequate food while under his care,” the warrant states.

Despite the owners’ requests, Brinson conducted aggression training with the dog, who fell and fractured his jaw, according to the Cobb County warrant. He also “failed to provide veterinary care for the injury sustained during this incident, which then resulted in permanent disfiguration as well as unnecessary pain and suffering," the warrant reads.