Yelping in pain and cowering in fear Staffordshire-Husky cross Zeus lies helpless as his owner punches him to the head.
This is the moment Eden Chemo was caught on camera battering his terrified pet.
Footage of last November's horrific attack was posted online before being reported to the RSPCA.
The Manchester Evening News has taken the decision not to publish the video.
Now Chemo, 19, has been hauled before the courts and banned from keeping animals.
Zeus, who will soon be re-homed, needed months of treatment with the RSCPA after the attack left him mentally and physically harmed.
Chemo, of Gloucester Avenue, Burnage, pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to an animal at Manchester magistrates' court.
The attack happened on November 5 last year and was later uploaded to Twitter - where it received over 80,000 views.
Within hours of the footage being posted, concerned members of the public reported the attack to the RSPCA.
After several people identified Chemo from the video, RSPCA inspector Emma Dingley visited the property.
Ms Dingley said: “This was a cowardly and nasty attack on a dog which was laying down in his home and seemed to have no idea why he was being subjected to such violence.
“The video of the attack was posted on social media which led to us being inundated with calls from across the country reporting the shocking footage.
“Zeus has been in the care of the RSPCA pending the outcome of this court case and has really come on leaps and bounds.
"At first he was frightened of hand movements and if anyone went to stroke near his head he would drop to the floor.
“Now he has grown in confidence and he is such a lovely and friendly dog.”
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Chemo was also fined £300 and given a 12-month community order with 80 hours of unpaid work.
In mitigation the court was told Chemo has shown remorse. for his actions.
