Police investigating after owners accuse dog trainer of abuse, neglect

From dogs coming home with visible injuries to disappearing altogether, FOX 11 is investigating multiple families’ claims accusing DogFit23 of abuse and negligence. FULL INVESTIGATION: https://bit.ly/2UYkgIH

Hernandez’ attorney, Jorge Ledezma issued the following statement:

“DOGFIT23 is proud of the work they do training dogs on behalf of dog owners in the community. DOGFIT23 has trained well over 400 dogs over the last few years. Less than .1% of DOGFIT23 clients have reported incidents or complaints.
Regarding the incident involving Kino, the public should know that Kino ran away in a training session. Unfortunately, all efforts to catch and bring Kino home failed. Subsequently, Kino’s owners filed a lawsuit. As part of the lawsuit, Kino’s owners accepted payment of $2,000 from DOGFIT23 as full compensation for their loss several months ago. The fact that Kino’s owners have gone to the news media with her allegations after having been fully compensated shows that their intentions are driven by irrational animosity.
In separate incident, one dog nipped another dog. DOGFIT23 covered all vet bills related to this incident. 
The public is aware that some dogs who come to DOGFIT23 have behavioral issues. Under respected industry standards, a small percentage of incidents is part and parcel of the business.
DOGFIT23 is fully insured and makes itself responsible for any injuries that may happen while the dogs are under their care.”

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