A Scottish video blogger taught his girlfriends dog how to do the Nazi salute, then posted a video of the act on YouTube. On Monday, a judge fined him $1,200 for committing a hate crime.

Mark Meechan, 30, was hardly contrite. He vowed to appeal the fine and keep fighting the good fight .

There has been a huge miscarriage of justice , Meechan said after he was convicted last month. I think it is a very, very dark day in terms of freedom of speech and freedom of expression.

Meechan videotaped his girlfriends pug, Buddha, raising his paw whenever he hears the phrase Sieg Heil while watching a speech by Adolf Hitler. Meechan also repeated the phrase several times and said gas the Jews on the tape.