Leo has stayed at this particular doggie daycare several times without any problems, but when LaSilvia rewound the webcam tape on December 15, he was appalled to watch a daycare worker kick Leo twice and drag him across the floor by his collar.
The dog dad called his sister to pick up Leo and immediately left Mexico to head home and reunite with him.
The owner and founder of Tails R Waggin, Rebecca Brockmeyer, told FOX8 that the woman in the video was the franchise owner of 2 Tails R Waggin locations, including the one Leo had been staying at.
Her franchise agreement has been revoked since this video came to light and she is banned from the property.
Brockmeyer released a statement in an attempt to reassure other clients that this type of behavior will not be tolerated from any employees. She said:
โI conclude my statement with a plea to the public to not group this entire company and all its amazing staff members in with one incident that none of them had any involvement in or participated in. We are working on a quick and effective resolution to ensure this never happens again at one of our facilities.โ
Thatโs not enough for LaSilvia, who plans to file a police report.
In another twist, the woman in the video released a statement on Monday attempting to explain her actions. Here it is in full:
โThe video clip now circulating on the internet of an incident that occurred in our Tallmadge location shows me handling a dog roughly.
I agree that the video itself, viewed without context, is very disturbing. I want my fellow dog-lovers to know the rest of the story directly from me.
I have worked with dogs for 9 years and I have seen the horrific damage a dog-on-dog attack can cause, and I moved quickly to shut-down that possibility.
I just feel awful about what happened
Sincerely,
Amy Beach, owner
Tails R Waggin, Tallmadge, Ohioโ
