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The Hindu
06-07-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Best dogs given trophies in Madurai
Best performing dogs were awarded trophies during the two-day dog show event conducted by Madurai Canine Club at Tamukkam ground here on Sunday. S. Vinayaga Moorthy, Madurai Canine Club, show committee member, said that the two-day event had native dog breeds show, Great Dane dogs show and breed confirmation show. In the breed confirmation event, 306 dogs of 45 different breeds, both Indian and International breeds, took part. Judges from Thailand and New Zealand based on the International Standards determined by Federation Cynologique Internationale (FCI), selected the winning dogs, he added. 'The standards are based on various aspects like colour, size, body type, height, weight, etc., the dogs,' he noted. A German Shepard breed dog from Ooty won the first prize in the breed confirmation category.
Newsweek
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Golden Retrievers Left Alone for First Time, Shock at What Owner Returns to
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. Internet viewers are in disbelief over what happened when two golden retrievers were left alone together for the very first time. TikTok user Patrizi (@patrizi_golden_boy) shared the aftermath of destruction caused by her two dogs, Bentley and Beau, after she left them unsupervised. The video, which quickly captured viewers' attention, racked up more than 8,000 likes and over 223,000 views on TikTok. "When you leave your dogs home alone for the first time together and come back to this …," reads the text overlaying the footage. "Tell me you have dogs without telling me you have dogs," she captioned the post. The clip reveals a completely ransacked living room, with debris and items thrown across the floor, while Bentley and Beau lounge nonchalantly—clearly unbothered and acting as if they had no part in the chaos. While the video amused many viewers, it also sparked a wider conversation about the reality of leaving dogs home alone—especially for the first time. The charity Dogs Trust says that it is important to gradually build up the time your dog spends alone. Start with short separations, offer them enrichment activities, and avoid making a fuss when leaving or returning home. This helps reduce anxiety and destructive behavior. PetMD also advises owners to manage chewing and scratching by giving dogs safe chew toys; ensuring plenty of exercise; and limiting access to areas with tempting objects. Using baby gates or closing off rooms can make a big difference in preventing damage. Another popular option is crate training. The American Kennel Club says that "crate training provides dogs with a safe, quiet space" and can help prevent accidents when owners are away. It also protects dogs from potentially dangerous items around the home. Stock image: A large black dog ransacks a living room. Stock image: A large black dog ransacks a living room. MichalRenee/iStock / Getty Images Plus TikTok users were quick to chime in with their own experiences and opinions: "People give me a hard time about still using a crate for our 3 year old goldens when we leave the house. This is why," wrote Kate. "First of all, someone broke in and made a mess. Be happy they left the dogs," posted Kristy. "The golden teenager phase is not for the weak," commented Michelle. "I've seen too many good examples as to why I will never leave my dog out of his kennel while I'm gone," added CJ. "My German Shepard is almost 4 and we've never kenneled her, she has been an angel up until this last year! She gets into the garbage every time we're gone! Had to buy a garbage can with a lock," shared Bee. "A crate would prevent all of this, safer for the dogs and cheaper on your pockets," wrote Maya. Newsweek reached out to @patrizi_golden_boy for comment via TikTok. We could not verify the details of the case. Do you have funny and adorable videos or pictures of your pet you want to share? Send them to life@ with some details about your best friend, and they could appear in our Pet of the Week lineup.
USA Today
10-06-2025
- USA Today
Karen Read trial live updates: Defense expected to call final witness
Karen Read trial live updates: Defense expected to call final witness Show Caption Hide Caption Karen Read's second murder trial begins with new jury Karen Read is starting her second trial after being prosecuted for the 2022 death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, last year. Karen Read's second murder trial continued Tuesday with testimony from a defense expert who says John O'Keefe likely smashed his skull during a fall backward. Elizabeth Laposata, a forensic pathologist and former medical examiner, retook the stand to explain what she believes caused O'Keefe's head, brain and face injuries. Prosecutors say Read, 45, backed into O'Keefe, her Boston police officer boyfriend, with her Lexus SUV in a fit of jealousy after a night of drinking and then left him to die in the snow outside the home of another cop. Her defense team has maintained that Read was framed for the crime by people inside the house, who they say beat O'Keefe, let a dog attack him and then dropped his body on the front lawn. They've argued that police purposefully bungled the investigation into O'Keefe's death. This is Read's second trial, after her first ended in July 2024 in a hung jury. Lawyer Alan Jackson, one of Read's defense attornies, said Monday he expects to also call biomechanist Andrew Rentschler Tuesday as the eleventh and final defense witness. Questioning Rentschler should take about three hours, Jackson told Judge Beverly Cannone. The prosecution also intends to call several witnesses to rebut the defense's arguments. Elizabeth Laposata is a clinical associate professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at Brown University's Warren Alpert School of Medicine. Judge Beverly Cannone previously ruled Laposata was unqualified to testify about whether markings found on O'Keefe's arm are consistent with dog bite wounds, but can discuss what she believed caused O'Keefe's injuries. On Tuesday, Cannone said Laposata could testify that O'Keefe's injuries were consistent with animal bites she has seen throughout her career. Cannone's ruling came after the prosecution tried to prevent Laposata from testifying, arguing she did not have the proper expertise. Laposata is expected to support the defense's argument that O'Keefe did not die in the cold by explaining how his body did not suffer from hypothermia. Read's defense team previously presented testimony from Marie Russell, an emergency physician and former forensic pathologist, who told jurors she believed surface-level gashes found on O'Keefe's arm came from canine claws and teeth. They have suggested a German Shepard, which lived at 34 Fairview, attacked O'Keefe. Jury instructions filed by Read's lawyers suggest the Massachusetts woman may not testify in the retrial. They include a section informing the jury of Read's Fifth Amendment right not to testify, telling them they 'may not hold that against her.' Christopher Dearborn, a law professor at Suffolk University in Boston who has followed the case closely, said the instructions are likely a 'harbinger' that Read's attorneys are not going to call her to the stand, though he noted they could change their mind. 'Frankly, I don't think it would make a lot of sense to call her at this point,' Dearborn said, noting the number of public statements Read has made that could be used against her. The court has already heard from Read in the trial through clips prosecutors played of interviews in which she questioned whether she 'clipped' O'Keefe and admitted to driving while inebriated. Dearborn told USA TODAY there are two schools of thought around whether to include a section on a defendant's right not to testify in jury instructions. Some defense lawyers don't include the section because they don't want to "draw a bull's eye" around the fact the defendant didn't testify and cause jurors to "speculate," Dearborn said. Other times, he said, it is the "elephant in the room," and the specific instructions telling the jury they can't hold the defendant's lack of testimony against them are necessary. CourtTV has been covering the case against Read and the criminal investigation since early 2022, when O'Keefe's body was found outside a Massachusetts home. You can watch CourtTV's live feed of the Read trial proceedings from Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts. Proceedings begin at 9 a.m. ET.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Yahoo
Karen Read trial live updates: Defense expected to call final witness
Karen Read's second murder trial continued Tuesday with testimony from a defense expert who says John O'Keefe likely smashed his skull during a fall backward. Elizabeth Laposata, a forensic pathologist and former medical examiner, retook the stand to explain what she believes caused O'Keefe's head, brain and face injuries. Prosecutors say Read, 45, backed into O'Keefe, her Boston police officer boyfriend, with her Lexus SUV in a fit of jealousy after a night of drinking and then left him to die in the snow outside the home of another cop. Her defense team has maintained that Read was framed for the crime by people inside the house, who they say beat O'Keefe, let a dog attack him and then dropped his body on the front lawn. They've argued that police purposefully bungled the investigation into O'Keefe's death. This is Read's second trial, after her first ended in July 2024 in a hung jury. Lawyer Alan Jackson, one of Read's defense attornies, said Monday he expects to also call biomechanist Andrew Rentschler Tuesday as the eleventh and final defense witness. Questioning Rentschler should take about three hours, Jackson told Judge Beverly Cannone. The prosecution also intends to call several witnesses to rebut the defense's arguments. Elizabeth Laposata is a clinical associate professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at Brown University's Warren Alpert School of Medicine. Judge Beverly Cannone previously ruled Laposata was unqualified to testify about whether markings found on O'Keefe's arm are consistent with dog bite wounds, but can discuss what she believed caused O'Keefe's injuries. On Tuesday, Cannone said Laposata could testify that O'Keefe's injuries were consistent with animal bites she has seen throughout her career. Cannone's ruling came after the prosecution tried to prevent Laposata from testifying, arguing she did not have the proper expertise. Laposata is expected to support the defense's argument that O'Keefe did not die in the cold by explaining how his body did not suffer from hypothermia. Read's defense team previously presented testimony from Marie Russell, an emergency physician and former forensic pathologist, who told jurors she believed surface-level gashes found on O'Keefe's arm came from canine claws and teeth. They have suggested a German Shepard, which lived at 34 Fairview, attacked O'Keefe. Jury instructions filed by Read's lawyers suggest the Massachusetts woman may not testify in the retrial. They include a section informing the jury of Read's Fifth Amendment right not to testify, telling them they 'may not hold that against her.' Christopher Dearborn, a law professor at Suffolk University in Boston who has followed the case closely, said the instructions are likely a 'harbinger' that Read's attorneys are not going to call her to the stand, though he noted they could change their mind. 'Frankly, I don't think it would make a lot of sense to call her at this point,' Dearborn said, noting the number of public statements Read has made that could be used against her. The court has already heard from Read in the trial through clips prosecutors played of interviews in which she questioned whether she 'clipped' O'Keefe and admitted to driving while inebriated. Dearborn told USA TODAY there are two schools of thought around whether to include a section on a defendant's right not to testify in jury instructions. Some defense lawyers don't include the section because they don't want to "draw a bull's eye" around the fact the defendant didn't testify and cause jurors to "speculate," Dearborn said. Other times, he said, it is the "elephant in the room," and the specific instructions telling the jury they can't hold the defendant's lack of testimony against them are necessary. CourtTV has been covering the case against Read and the criminal investigation since early 2022, when O'Keefe's body was found outside a Massachusetts home. You can watch CourtTV's live feed of the Read trial proceedings from Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts. Proceedings begin at 9 a.m. ET. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Karen Read trial day 30: Defense expected to call final witness
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Yahoo
Karen Read trial day 26 recap: Judge denies defense's motion for mistrial
Editor's note: This page summarizes testimony in the Karen Read trial for Tuesday, June 3. For the latest updates on the Karen Read retrial, visit USA TODAY's coverage for Wednesday, June 4. A German Shepard named Chloe took the spotlight again at the second murder trial of Karen Read, the Massachusetts' woman accused of killing her Boston cop boyfriend. Though never mentioned by name, the dog, who lived at the home where John O'Keefe's body was discovered in the snow, was the subject of hours of testimony by a critical defense expert. Marie Russell, an emergency physician and former forensic pathologist, doubled down on claims Tuesday that large, surface-level gashes found on O'Keefe's arm came from canine claws and teeth. Questions from prosecutors about the existence of dog DNA on O'Keefe's clothes spurred calls from Read's defense for a mistrial. But Judge Beverly Cannone quickly squashed the motion. Russell's testimony comes days after prosecutors rested their case against Read, who they say backed into O'Keefe with her Lexus SUV at roughly 25 mph, causing him to hit his head on the hard ground, and then left him to die in the snow during a historic blizzard on Jan. 29, 2022. Read's defense team alleges she was framed for O'Keefe's murder. They say local cops beat O'Keefe, let the ravenous dog attack him and then dropped his bloodied and bruised body outside in the freezing cold. Their theory leans on the idea that the lead investigator in the case, Massachusetts State Trooper Michael Proctor, attempted to cover up for the cops. Russell was among the first witnesses to testify about Chloe's involvement in O'Keefe's death. During Read's first trial in 2024, Chloe's owner, Nicole Albert, said the dog was sent to a farm in Vermont sometime during the investigation into O'Keefe's death. Albert is the sister of key prosecution witness Jennifer McCabe. Read is back in court in Dedham, Massachusetts after her 2024 trial ended in a hung jury. The yearslong whodunnit case has sparked massive intrigue from true crime fans across the country, many of whom have feverishly taken sides. Her second trial is now in its seventh week. Here's what you missed on Day 26. Sgt. Nicholas Barros from the Dighton, Massachusetts police department testified about the condition of Read's vehicle when it was towed away on the afternoon of Jan. 29, 2022. His testimony appeared aimed at corroborating the defense theory that investigators mishandled, and potentially planted, evidence. Barros said a crack roughly the length of a dollar bill was missing from the right side of Read's taillight when he saw the vehicle around 4:20 p.m. He said the taillight wasn't 'smashed out' like it was in a photo Read's defense attorney showed him. Alan Jackson, one of Read's lawyers, played a clip of the SUV being towed away. Read's taillight appeared to mostly be intact in the video. But on cross-examination, the prosecution showed Barros a clip of Read's SUV backing out of a driveway in the early morning hours of Jan. 29, 2022 along with a photo of her car covered in snow. The taillight appeared more broken in these photos. Barros said the damage in both seemed consistent with what he saw at Read's parent's house in Dighton. Investigators uncovered the first pieces of broken taillight near where O'Keefe was found at roughly 5:45 p.m. that day. Canton Police Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik previously testified that he and Proctor viewed the vehicle between when it was dropped off at the station and when the taillight pieces were discovered. At the time, he said neither he nor Proctor were at the crime scene. Prosecutor Hank Brennan asked Russell whether she considered the small pieces of red plastic found in O'Keefe's sweatshirt when she found that a dog caused his wounds. Russell said she did not believe the plastic debris caused the parallel abrasions to O'Keefe's arm. She later told the defense the pieces were too tiny to cause O'Keefe's wounds and were not oriented in the right direction. As an emergency physician and former forensic pathologist, Russell said she believed O'Keefe would have had significant bruising, fractures and a dislocated arm if he had been hit by a car. He did not have those injuries. The red fragments are among the key pieces of evidence prosecutors have used to connect Read to the crime. They say the pieces came from Read's taillight. Judge Beverly Cannone denied a motion for mistrial brought by Read's defense team following questioning by the prosecution about dog DNA on O'Keefe's sweatshirt. While questioning Russell, Brennan asked about holes found in O'Keefe's clothing, which she previously suggested were consistent with a canine tooth sinking into the shirt. Brennan continued to press Russell on whether she knew the sweatshirt had been tested for traces of dog DNA. Read's defense attorney, Robert Alessi, forcefully objected to the question, causing the judge to dismiss the jury to hear from the defense and prosecution about whether the question warranted a mistrial. The defense argued Brennan's question introduced the idea of DNA evidence into the trial for the first time, and said the defense had been meticulous about not mentioning DNA. Brennan pushed back, stating the defense team brought up the concept of dog DNA during a December 2024 hearing. Cannone ruled to allow the prosecution to continue its line of DNA-related questions. Brennan proceeded to questioned Russell about the lack of dog DNA found on O'Keefe's sweatshirt and suggested dogs typically froth at the mouth, leave 'excessive saliva' and can sometimes shed hair when they bite. Brennan said O'Keefe's sweatshirt tested positive for pig DNA but not dog DNA and there was 'no identification' of where the pig DNA came from. Russell said the sweatshirt 'ideally' should have been swabbed for DNA immediately after the body was found. O'Keefe's sweatshirt wasn't tested for months, and she questioned whether the delay had an impact. Brennan suggested the sweatshirt was not immediately tested because there was no evidence when O'Keefe's body was discovered that a dog caused the wounds. Russell said it should have been considered as part of a 'complete investigation.' Brennan attempted to poke holes in the methodology Russell used to determine whether O'Keefe's wounds came from a dog attack. He questioned whether she could differentiate wounds from the dog's teeth and nails, and she said it was difficult to tell because they cause similar abrasions. Russell also said there is no accepted methodology for identifying dog bites and clarified that she used a mixture of pattern recognition and differential diagnosis in her analysis. Brennan pointed out that the diameter between the marks on O'Keefe differed. He questioned how that could happen, since the diameter between teeth and nails is stagnant. Russell responded that the skin's elasticity leads to slight differences. She said she couldn't 'imagine' a vehicle lining up to fit O'Keefe's injuries. When questioned about whether she had examined Read's vehicle specifically, Russell said she hadn't. The prosecution attempted to sow doubt about Russell's credibility as a witness asking whether Russell received help on her report from Read's defense team. In December 2024, Russell testified defense attorney Robert Alessi helped with the report, according to a transcript presented by the prosecutor. Russell clarified that Alessi helped reorganize the report but did not change any content. When asked about her communications with Alessi, Russell said she commuted to court with the attorney the morning of June 3. During their ride, she said he recommended that she ask for a transcript of her testimony. Russell said they did not have any other conversations about the case. The prosecutor suggested that the communication constituted a breach of the witness sequestration rule in the trial, which prohibits the witness from discussing their testimony with anyone until the trial is over. Russell returned to the stand Tuesday for a second day. She previously testified that wounds found on O'Keefe's arm appeared to have been inflicted by a dog, noting patterns she said were consistent with the hundreds of other canine attacks she's seen in her career. Pointing to a picture of O'Keefe's battered arm, Russell described what she said were multiple groupings of incomplete dog bites, which are among the most common. The bites, she said, didn't penetrate the 'full thickness of the skin.' She also contested previous testimony from Judson Welcher, the prosecution's crash reconstruction expert who presented a case study from a car crash where a victim sustained several injuries, including skin loss. Russell suggested O'Keefe did not have the same types of injuries. The prosecution began pressing Russell about her experience and alleged inconsistencies in her statements upon cross-examination. They asked if she had ever identified the origin of a wound as a dog bite without knowing where it came from prior to Read's case. She said she hadn't. CourtTV has been covering the case against Read and the criminal investigation since early 2022, when O'Keefe's body was found outside a Massachusetts home. You can watch CourtTV's live feed of the Read trial proceedings from Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts. Proceedings began at 9 a.m. ET. Contributing: Michael Loria, USA TODAY This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Karen Read trial day 26: Judge denies defense's motion for mistrial
