Dainley Dewayne Green is being held in the Gwinnett County Jail.
Stacey Bourbonnais of the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Department, says his wife called to report his abuse of a 2-year-old dachshund named Rocky.
Officials say the dog was strangled and suffered a fractured skull and a disfigured eye.
Police rushed the dog to an emergency veterinarian. Police say when they found the dog he was bleeding and shaking under a blanket.
Deputies added charges when they found out the beating happened in front of Green's two children.







