Driver in doghouse after walking pet while in car

March 02, 2010 4:41 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — An English dog-owner has been fined after taking his pet for a stroll while driving next to him in his car.



Prosecutors said Paul Railton was spotted driving at low speed along a country lane in December, holding his dog's leash through the car window as the animal trotted alongside.



Railton pleaded guilty Monday to not being in proper control of a vehicle. His lawyer, Paul Donoghue, said 23-year-old Railton acknowledged "it was a silly thing to do and there was an element of laziness" while exercising his lurcher, a type of crossbred sighthound.



Railton was ordered by magistrates in Consett, northeast England, to pay a 66 pound ($100) fine, plus costs.



He also received three more penalty points on his license and is now barred from driving for six months.
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