A legally blind Montgomery County man convicted of killing his guide dog by kicking it to death was sentenced yesterday to four to 23 months in prison and must pay $1,000 to a guide- dog association.

Craig S. Miller, 43, of Lansdale, was convicted in February of killing his 4-year-old black Labrador, Inky, in February 2002. Prosecutors said Miller was intoxicated when he kicked the dog to death and dragged it home.

"I'm so sorry that this has brought so much attention and brought so many people to the point that they were outraged," Miller told Judge Paul W. Tressler. "My life will never be the same."