Ryan Matthews, 30, the head trainer and owner of Loveland’s Off Leash Dog Training, is charged with felony animal cruelty for allegedly kicking and striking his own dog.
He appeared in 8th Judicial District Court on Friday, and his case was delayed for attorneys to work on a plea bargain. Matthews is now due in court Oct. 11.
Fort Collins police arrested Matthews after one of his employees called the Larimer Humane Society to report that she saw Matthews shove his dog’s muzzled head through a wallboard, punch and body-slam her, according to an arrest affidavit. Animal control investigators, in the affidavit, allege that a surveillance video backs up her claim.
While Matthews has appeared in court three times, he has not entered a plea to the charge or publicly responded to the allegations of abuse.
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