Herbert Blair gets jail time for driving drunk and dragging dog in Saskatoon

By Staff The Canadian Press

Posted April 4, 2017 8:30 am EST

Updated April 9, 2017 12:42 pm EST

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Herbert Blair, 45, was sentenced to four months in jail and a three-year driving prohibition for impaired operation of a motor vehicle and causing an injury to an animal. Digital Vision / File / Getty Images

A man who was charged after a dog was dragged behind a vehicle last September will be serving time in jail.

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Herbert Blair, 45, was sentenced to four months in jail and a three-year driving prohibition for impaired operation of a motor vehicle and causing an injury to an animal.

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The incident took place in Saskatoon last September.

The dog, which was named Levi, was taken to the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan and has since recovered from his injuries.