A man is being charged with cutting the ears off his 3-month-old dog.

The Ocala Star-Banner reported Tuesday that 24-year-old Shawn Daniel Bailey of Williston used a razor to cut off the ears of his pit bull terrier puppy in a failed effort to make the dog look "tough."

Williston police say he showed up at their station Saturday and told them what he had done, saying he got carried away. Officers went to his house and found the dog. Its ears were on the kitchen counter.

Officers say Bailey told them he knew what he did was wrong.

The dog was taken to a veterinarian for treatment and had to have surgery, police said. The dog was placed in foster care and was doing well, police said.

Bailey was charged with cruelty to animals and released on $3,000 bond.