CANTON − A veteran Stark County dog trainer convicted of animal cruelty for the death of a golden retriever in his care will spend two years on probation.
Jerry Barnes, 71, of Marlboro Township, was sentenced last week by Stark County Common Pleas Judge Kristin Farmer. Barnes, who’d operated The Well Heeled Way dog training, had stood trial on April 22.
He was found not guilty by the judge of a more serious felony charge and guilty of a misdemeanor crime in the 2025 death of the dog…