Another court appearance has been made by a man accused of killing a family's dog in Melfort.

Calyb Hoffman is charged with break and enter with intent to commit an indictable offence, injuring or endangering an animal and failing to comply with probation.

On December 28th, police in Melfort arrived at the home of the break-in, where they found an injured dog. The pet was taken to a veterinarian, where it later died.

He appeared in court Tuesday, he's scheduled back on February 28th.