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Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Yahoo
Rural Waupun town board chairman arrested on suspicion of mistreating an animal in dog's death
TOWN OF CHESTER – Chester Town Board Chairman Richard Van Buren has been arrested on suspicion of mistreating an animal. Dodge County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest in a news release June 19, noting the arrest stems from an incident in town of Chester in rural Waupun that resulted in the death of a golden retriever. The sheriff's office said it would release no further details about the incident. In its release, the sheriff's office said 'there was significant public outcry on this case. However, the sheriff would like the community to know that the sheriff's office does not make enforcement decisions based on outcry or pressure from the community, as that would be inappropriate and unethical.' Read more: Town of Ripon home uninhabitable after fire, 1 cat dies The sheriff's office also addressed 'threatening comments' that have been made, noting they 'are not only inappropriate but may also be illegal.' The sheriff's office said it 'will take threats seriously and make arrests as appropriate if they are deemed to be in violation of the law. This includes threats which are made via social media.' The release also aimed to dispel 'grossly inaccurate and inflammatory' social media posts, stating no other people have been identified as being party to the crime of mistreating an animal in the case. Contact Brandon Reid at breid@ This article originally appeared on Fond du Lac Reporter: Chester Town Board Chair Richard Van Buren arrested in dog death case
The Guardian
5 days ago
- The Guardian
Posters, scented items and drones: Highland hunt for teenager's missing therapy dog
Walking along Nevis Gorge, the rumble of Steall Falls can be heard long before you see it. Rocky terrain clears to expansive grassland, forest and shrubbery. Among Glen Nevis's lush greenery, flashes of bright red paper can be seen. It is not litter left by tourists who have trekked to this beauty spot, but missing posters handed out by the family of Louie, a two-year-old golden retriever who has been missing for a fortnight. The breathtaking scenery is no longer noticed by Louie's owner, Louise Manson, and her two daughters Ellie and Lara. They have have been coming daily, sometimes several times a day, to search for their beloved dog. Louie has been on walks here regularly but on the day of his disappearance, Louise says he got spooked. 'We got to the top of the gorge and a family were there and the rain was pounding. You couldn't hear very much between the rain and the waterfall. 'The family was coming towards the car park and they had a toddler there screaming. I don't know if he got a scent of a deer but we looked down [at the lead and collar] and he was gone. 'My senses were in overdrive, for a dog it might have been a bit too much.' Louie's disappearance has been particularly difficult for 17-year-old Ellie as he provides support as a therapy dog for the teenager. Ellie has epilepsy and while Louie was originally brought into the family as a companion for her, he started to alert family members when Ellie was about to have a seizure. 'If I have a seizure he will lie in my bed across my chest or on my stomach to let me know that he's there. He'll alert someone if anything's going to happen, he can sense it. He will bang around to get anyone's attention,' she says. 'It's hard. It's odd walking into the house and he's not there.' Ellie hasn't been able to face coming to many of the searches for Louie, 'I can't really deal with the disappointment of not finding him,' she said. Louise, and Ellie's 12-year-old sister, Lara, have been doing most of the searching with help from the local community. 'If I'm not out searching I'm at home researching what I need and what to do and talking to people. People have been so generous lending us equipment. Honestly, I don't think I would have gotten through it without anybody's help.' Word has travelled around Steall Falls as while they are out searching, a walker approaches Louise to ask if she is 'Louie's mum'; she has heard the story and wants to extend her sympathy. The support has been overwhelming, she says. 'I put one post on Facebook the night he went missing and by the time I came back up here there were locals already out looking for him. Since then it's just grown.' Many of the posters stuck to trees around the area were new to Louise. She said a neighbour had been out putting them up. Volunteers have also been out searching with drones but have so far notfound anything. Another volunteer has also offered a thermal drone to try to find Louie over the weekend. It's not an easy route to search. Much of the path involves climbing over rocky terrain and the occasional trickles of water from the mountain above to the gorge below. To get to the bottom of Steall Falls, the family either wade through the shallow river or walk the tightrope chain-bridge hoping Louie will be able to pick up their scent. They were starting to lose hope after a week and a half of no sightings but last weekend a sniffer dog picked up his scent after smelling Louie's blanket. Hopes have been raised further as searchers heard barking on early Thursday morning echoing through the valley. 'I think he's gone into survival mode,' Louise says, 'When he realised nobody was here he's taken off and started fending for himself … until he gets my scent he won't come anywhere near me. Once he gets my scent and he comes closer to me apparently he will just snap out of it.' Armed with dirty clothes covered with her scent, Louise is planning to camp out at Glen Nevis this weekend close to where Louie went missing to try to lure him back. 'He's got to be somewhere,' she says. 'When he turns up it'll be amazing.'
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
1 in 3 Parents Expect a Summer Filled With Anxiety — & as a Mom of 3, I Can Relate
Sunscreen, swimsuits, and sertraline — what else do you need for a perfect summer? Around February, my mental health takes a huge dip as I stressfully anticipate the weeks between the end of May and middle of August. Yes, my anxiety spikes 3 months early because February is the month when kids' summer camps begin to fill up. And despite how expensive they are, those days I can drop my three kids off for a few hours provide much-needed childcare for me. Moms are already expected to do it all, but that's never more obvious than the 3 months of summer break. Entertain your kids for 12 hours a day, build long-lasting summer memories, take them to swimming lessons and playdates, go see 11 a.m. movies, and, oh yeah — keep up your normal workload through it all. 'There's only 18 summers with your kids, Mama!' Instagram influencers preach at me, while I stare emptily into a void and wear out my voice screaming into pillows. No one can hear me anyway with the chaos my house has plummeted into with boys ages 7, 6, and 3, plus a golden retriever at home. What's that? I look tired, you say? No, that's just a chronic eye twitch from trying to find a moment of peace in the late hours after my kids finally collapse into bed, often still smelling of chlorine. Pools are basically baths this time of year, am I right? More from SheKnows This Wearable Fan Is a 'Game Changer for Hot Summer Days' & You Can Grab It for Under $20 on Amazon Call me a Type C mom, but in reality, one-third of parents feel this exact same way about summertime. A new study found that 1 in 3 parents expect a summer filled with non-stop anxiety, and I am definitely one of them. A new study of 2,000 US millennial parents (ages 29-50) of school-aged children, found that one in three believe that they won't have one single day without experiencing anxiety this summer. Let that sink in. No break from anxiety the entire summer — no wonder I'm feeling so burned out! The end of the school year makes 29 percent of parents feel 'exhausted,' 28 percent feel 'anxious,' and 21 percent feel 'overwhelmed,' according to the poll, which was commissioned by Bob Evans and conducted by Talker Research, per New York Post. And a whopping 49 percent stated the reason for this is trying to find a way to balance work with their child's summer schedule. While I love working from home as a freelance writer, I hate the perception that just because I'm home I can take care of kids, too. I can barely open the computer without someone needing milk or having to go potty or wanting me to read them a book or talking my ear off about their latest accomplishments in Minecraft. I love motherhood, but no mom should be expected to work a full-time professional job and a more-than-full time job of raising her kids without help. Some of the reasons parents are stressed include anxiety about having their kids around the house 24/7 (34 percent) and not having enough time for themselves (33 percent). I can't help but wonder if the remaining two-thirds of parents surveyed have grandparents to help or the money to hire full-time nannies or summer camp over the break. For everyone else who isn't lucky enough for that, this time of year is a struggle. Not least of all because we work hard to make sure our kids don't think we are struggling because of them. Of course I love hanging out with you, sweetie. It's just impossible to fit in 8 hours of quiet time to work before you wake up in the morning and after you go to bed at night. Having a feral summer sounds fun, but my kids aren't old enough to wander our neighborhood alone or do much without my constant supervision. They are off their schedules and routines, constantly hungry, and always finding something new to fight about with each other. My husband works in-office the majority of the time, so I signed up my kids for a few weeks of summer camp to help me get my work done. That doesn't totally ease my anxiety, though. After all, it just makes me busier as I have to chauffeur my kids around. In the study, 86 percent of parents believe the 2025 summer will be busier than last year, due to plans to attend more events for their kids (49 percent), managing their kids' schedules even more (44 percent), and planning more summer camps and activities (44 percent). Dr. Lisa Pion-Berlin, a mom herself and CEO of Parents Anonymous, tells SheKnows, 'Summer breaks down the carefully established routines which many families need for stability. Because schools are closed, parents face significant stress from having to juggle being entertainers, teachers and caregivers all at once to fill their children's time.' And it doesn't matter the age of your kids. Younger ones 'are much more hands-on,' according to Dr. Pion-Berlin and require parents to be 'constantly supervising and engaging.' On the other hand, parents of teens 'are faced with staying in tune with their teens peer interactions, potential isolation dangers, or risky behaviors.' And since parents report only spending 8 percent of their typical weeks taking time for themselves, per the Talker Research study, it's no surprise that we feel so anxious this time of year! We're stressed — but what do we do about it? Dr. Pion-Berlin offered some helpful tips. 'First, remember you're not alone,' she tells SheKnows. 'And even better? Kids don't need extravagant activities to thrive this summer.' She recommends carving out time for 'simple shared experiences,' such as reading together, taking nature walks, or having backyard picnics, which 'can become deeply valuable moments.' My kids will talk about the blanket fort I built for them in the living room for months afterward, never knowing it was just my creative way to distract them while I caught up on emails. I've also taken my kids to the playground, library, or McDonald's play place, with my computer in tow. That way, I can keep an eye on them while they have some safe fun (without worrying about the house getting destroyed in the meantime!). No matter how you survive the summer, Dr. Pion-Berlin wants moms to 'give yourself some grace.' She says, 'Children acquire essential life skills by watching you manage stress effectively through realistic boundary setting and self-care practices. By observing adults practicing coping strategies children develop resilience together with self-compassion.' Looking for extra support? Dr. Pion-Berlin shared some helpful suggestions available to stressed parents. 'Reach out for support before you hit your limit,' she says. 'No-cost and judgment-free options like the National Parent & Youth Helpline are incredibly valuable resource for parents and their children.' She called this helpline 'a space where you can share your emotions and work through your issues with a trained professional that 'gets' where you are coming from.' And, if you can, try to find other parents to connect (or commiserate) with. I like to get together with my sister's or friend's kids and let the kids run wild while we score some downtime. 'Parental isolation can be reduced when parents join online support groups and get involved with in-person parent hangouts,' Dr. Pion-Berlin explains. 'Having that network of parents that know what you're going through or that you can even lean on for playdates and time to yourself is also crucial.' 'As moms and dads, we are trained to focus on our children and their mental health,' says Dr. Pion-Berlin. 'But if you don't prioritize your own mental health, it impacts the health of the entire family.' She continues, 'Make self-care a regular practice, don't wait until you feel like you have been put through the ringer, and reach out to those around you when you need support. This also shows your kids how to handle emotions effectively and build resilience in their own lives!' Your kids may not truly know what you went through during these endless summer days until they become a parent themselves. But take heart in knowing your kids will learn valuable coping skills, build fun memories (even out of boredom!), and have fun spending time out of school this summer, whether their mom constantly entertains them or saves all the hard stuff — like going to the community pool — for the weekends. We're doing great, moms, even if it doesn't always feel like of SheKnows 27 Times Katherine Schwarzenegger Proved She's the Sweetest Mom 32 Celebrities Who Froze Their Eggs or Embryos From Free-Range to Fully Offbeat, These Celebs Embrace Unconventional Parenting Styles
Times
09-06-2025
- Times
The search for Louie, the therapy dog missing in the Highlands
Louie the golden retriever is cuddly, afraid of sheep and is lost in one of Britain's last great wildernesses. The two-and-half-year-old therapy dog has been missing in the shadows of Ben Nevis, Britain's highest mountain, for two weeks. But his family — who insist he is a person, not a pet — are convinced Louie is surviving in the region's high, grassy meadows and fields or lush shoulder-high bracken. His owner, Louise Manson, 41, from Fort William, has managed to mobilise groups of locals — and visiting walkers — to look for the dog ever since he escaped his lead on the narrow path to Steall Falls in Glen Nevis. 'We had dog trackers in the area who picked up a scent,' she said. 'And walkers say they have heard barking.'
Newsweek
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Hearts Melt at What Dog Does Every Afternoon When He Sees the School Bus
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A dog has developed the most heartwarming daily habit whenever he catches sight of a yellow school bus outside the family home. Every day around the same time, Thor watches and waits. He knows exactly what to look out for and, considering he's a dog, has a pretty good idea of when to expect it. "We brought Thor home in November of 2023," Deanna Rogers told Newsweek. The mom, who lives with her husband and two young sons in Cape May Court House, New Jersey, said that, before Thor, they had a very specific idea in mind for what kind of dog they wanted. "We specifically wanted a German shepherd because they're known for their loyalty to their family," Rogers said. "Because we live on a very busy main road, we wanted a dog who wouldn't be so willing to run off." In a busy household that also includes two rescue ponies, a pair of goats and some chickens, Thor plays an important role in keeping the peace and appears to thrive in it. "He could spend all day outside, just keeping an eye on the farm animals and watching our boys play," Rogers said. "His favorite thing to do is definitely very long walks and car rides! He is insanely smart and protective without coming across as intimidating. When it comes down to it, he's a big baby." Thor's intelligence shouldn't come as a shock. Stanley Coren, author of The Intelligence of Dogs and professor emeritus at the University of British Columbia's Department of Psychology, ranks the breed among the most intelligent. "According to my research, the seven dog breeds with the highest working and obedience intelligence, starting with the brightest are: Border collie, poodle, German shepherd, golden retriever, Doberman pinscher, Shetland sheepdog and Labrador retriever," Coren told Newsweek. However, Thor appears especially smart, if a video posted to Rogers' TikTok, @deannarogers_, is anything to go by. It' is a compilation of the heartwarming daily habit Thor has picked up when Rogers' kids come home from school. "Thor started really becoming aware of the boys' school routine this year," Rogers said. "In the afternoon, he would start watching out the window around the time he knew they came home, anticipating the big yellow school bus to arrive out front of our house." One day, Thor opted to take things one step further. "He just decided to go greet the boys at the foot of the bus steps," Rogers said. Things quickly escalated from there in the sweetest way imaginable. "After that, some of the kids would call his name and he would go right onto the bus, take a lap down the aisle and head off," Rogers said. "It became a regular occurrence." Thor's antics have made him a firm favorite with everyone at her sons' school. "Not only do our kids love seeing Thor greet them at the bus, all of the other kids and the bus driver love it, too," Rogers said. Now Thor's adorable escapades have gone viral, with the compilation clip posted to Rogers' TikTok, showing his regular visits to the bus, going viral with more than 23,000 views and counting. "He loves your son so much!! Good doggy," one viewer wrote, with a second commenting: "Oh my God this is the cutest, dogs deserve the world." A third meanwhile admitted they were "crying on the toilet" watching the footage. The response has blown Rogers away but, given how much she knows and loves Thor, it is not a surprise to see others feeling the same. "When I shared the video, I knew people would feel the love that our dog has for our children and it would make people smile," Rogers said. "Dogs are just the best, but our Thor is really up there with the best of the best." It looks like quite a few New Jersey school kids would agree.
