Smith with violating the city s animal care ordinance which carries a fine of $1,093 and the possibility of 30 days in jail. smith is the son of the dog owner. the son was house sitting while his parents were out of town. the father told a news photographer that he was livid about what his son did to the dog. we weren t able to reach him but someone who identified himself as the pet owner and the dog is mad responded to online critics by saying our son is a great kid who made a bad choice. mac is a much loved part of our family and no one would ever try to intentionally harm him. others defended the dog dangling by saying it was no different than pets going sky diving like this rescue dog does. michael jackson held his baby boy over the edge of a balcony. that dangling generated such a fuss. the stupidity of people ....