No evidence to support allegations of racism. That's the findings from a Petco internal investigation regarding a situation at their store in Coralville.

On April 6, KCRG told you about Chelsey Montgomery, who went on Facebook Live to share her frustration over an incident where an employee allegedly told Montgomery to leave the store because she's black.

Montgomery said she had taken a dog to the store about an hour before closing to do some "attention heeling" training. She said the store is a good environment to do that type of work because there are so many distractions.

On April 10, Petco released a statement, saying they completed their internal investigation.

"...regarding the claims recently made on social media and to the press by Chelsey Montgomery, a former Petco employee and dog trainer who frequents our store, and have determined there is no evidence to support her allegations. The only reason she was asked to leave was due to her continued disruption of normal store operations and solicitation of our customers for her private business.

As a service to pet parents in our local communities, we will continue to welcome dog trainers in our stores as long as they don't disrupt our own classes or other guests."

We reached out to Montgomery for comment. We got a statement from the Leff Law Firm, L.L.P. from Iowa City in response, saying Montgomery is "recovering from this traumatic and emotional event of discrimination." They say Montgomery approached the firm to understand her rights.

"We are pleased to hear that Petco takes these acts of discrimination seriously and have begun the process of finding the truth in this matter by conducting an internal investigation," the statement continues. "We encourage Petco to reach out to other witnesses to the discrimination and determine if there are any recordings of the event, such as by the store’s own surveillance system. Chelsey has never disrupted the normal store operations or solicited Petco’s customers while on Petco premises, and there is no evidence to suggest to the contrary. At this time, we have reached out to corporate Petco but have not yet received a response."

"Chelsey is happy to hear that independent dog trainers are allowed in the store, and she is hopeful that an individual will not be prevented from entering the property on the basis of his or her race again."

Montgomery is listed as the person of contact on Knallhart Kennels and Training Academy website. They offer many services including Home Basic Companion Training, In Home Advance Companion Training and In Home Advance Service or Therapy Dog Training.

KCRG also checked with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. They spoke with their Animal Industry Bureau and said Montgomery is not licensed with their department as a commercial animal establishment such as a kennel. Montgomery's lawyer says she is a registered trainer with the International Association of Canine Professionals and the American Kennel Club. Her website states that Knallhart offers boarding services.