Honors:

Nicholas Alexander, Timothy Alexander, Michael Arechavala, Rachel Baker, Emma Ball, Steven Baxter, Jonathan Bell , Christopher Blaylock, Gabrielle Bobo, Chelsea Bocchicchio, Courtney Bocchicchio, Michael Bocchicchio, Richard Bonczak, Josiah Bracey, Alexis Brassill, Melinda Brassill, Brittany Brown, Julianne Brown, Hailey Burns, Gabrielle Campise, Hunter Capner, Jade Carson, Allen Chase, Dominick Cipolone, Taylor Cobert, Mark Colavito, Gabrielle Crain, Maryellen Crain, Anthony Cristino, Gabriel Crothers, Isabel Cruz, Claire Czerski, Gary Czerski, Nevada DeFord, Bianca DiPadova, Angel Dougherty, Analyn Efymow, Jesse Efymow, Jordyn Eggert, Andrew Fehr, Kevin Fennimore, Holly Fitzgerald, Scott Fitzpatrick, Mason Fowler, Charlize Galcik, Meghan Garbacz, Kasey Gardner, Taylor Gavin, Haley Grady, Stephan Gravenor, Mason Gray, Lucas Greenwood, Harry Harris, Kirsten Hoffman, Kelsey Immendorf, Joshua Jimenez, Christine Kirk, Victoria Klingner, Valerie LaMarra, Elijah Lapp, Mia Lapp, Evan McCutcheon, Samantha McErlane, Carlie McErlane, Allison McHugh, Drew McMonagle, Victoria Milano, Thien Nguyen, Danielle Nicklas, Julia O’Brien, Victoria O\’Kane, Zachary Pacetti, Cole Panek, Madison Panek, Morgan Peterson, Joshua Pizzillo , Tori Pracht, Natalie Price, Austin Rampolla, Mackenzie Rapa-Slover, Hailey Reed, Marissa Richter, Tyler Romano, Nicholas Salamone, Rachel Savidge, Michael Snyder II, Robert Snyder, Casey Spadea, Justin Spadea, Alexis Staib, Logan Stemetzki, Paige Stressman, Matthew Sutton, Khang Ton, Jake Tovinsky , Gregory Veach, Kaila White, Kali Wineland, Louis Wittje, Caitlyn Wood, Haley Woodington, Kaitlyn Young

Commendable:

Victoria Alexander, Allison Aversa, Joseph Bocchicchio, Leah Bocchicchio, Mya Bocchicchio, Tashana Brown, Andrew Chang, Michael Danielwicz, Edward DuBois, Kyle Evans, Alyssa Fitzpatrick, Emily Gallagher, Tiffany Gavin, Briana Handberry, Zachary Holmes, Kaitlyn Karwacki, Matthew King, Hayley Loughlin, Chloe Lynch, Mark MacGarvey, Nathan Maeser, Mia Marco, Damon Meraz, Julia Miles, 

Amanda Murphy, John Myers, George Poulos, Madison Riek, Sage Rubeo, Nicholas Sarkioglu, Rebecca Savidge, Andrew Sayres, Amanda Seitz, Mackenzie Seymour, Gionna Silcox, Jaina Smashey, Jordan Smashey, Anthony Stagliano, Kyleigh Stemetzki, Danielle Stevenson, Georgana Stewart, Kaitlyn Stokes, William Stopper, Jaymi Vilardo, Samantha Wurtz, Jenna Yip 

You didn’t mean for it to happen. The situation developed without warning: your best buddy, Fido is housetrained, quiet, a pleasure to your family and then BLAM! You find another dog or another dog finds you and your quiet home becomes a noisy, chaotic, multi-pet household!

Photo: Dawn Watson with Tasha

Fido suddenly begins marking (urinating everywhere), barking, and growling at Fifi. Short of splitting each room down the middle with a barbed-wire fence, what can you do about these behaviors? 

There is no short answer on this one but you can make the process less stressful if you follow a few simple rules:

• Do not allow either dog together without human supervision.
• If you catch Fido in the act of marking make a loud sound and immediately take him outside. Offer praise when he has ‘finished up’ outside. Clean the place where he marked with a product such as ™Nature’s Miracle.
• Take time to work with both dogs individually but not within sight of the other dog.
• Keep leashes on both dogs until they can interact acceptably.
• Keep rewarding the dogs for offering calm behavior.
• Never feed the dogs, together.

There are lots more suggestions on this topic but some of them are situational. I encourage clients to bring the entire household of humans and dogs for training so that everyone can work together to restore peace in their home. Most of the time the effects are immediate; sometimes the problems require months of behavior modification.

In addition, Mr. Cleary encourages dialog between readers of Cleary’s Notebook so don’t be afraid to comment.

Next week’s topic will be all about breeds. I’m sure it will either reinforce what you already knew or perhaps enlighten you about your favorite breed of dog!

Wado, udohiyu (thank you very much)

Dawn Watson

Citizens Asked for Assistance

PHILADELPHIA, PA – The winter’s excessive snow and extreme temperatures have taken a toll on the City’s roads. As the City’s three weeks of snow and ice fighting efforts begin to wind down, street defects that have been caused – and often hidden – by the snow and ice will become visible and, in some instances, serious. Streets Commissioner Clarena I.W. Tolson says, \”Citizens can be our best inspectors. Whether you see a pothole, or a ditch

unraveling, or the presence of water at the location, citizens should contact the Streets

Department Customer Affairs Unit at (215) 686-5560 or 3-1-1 to report the defect. Citizens

may also visit the Streets Department’s website at www.phila.gov/streets/Potholes.html.\”

Potholes are typically caused by the freezing and thawing of moisture that has seeped into

the roadway structure.

But residents should be aware that not all road defects are potholes.

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