Brookfield/Elm Grove Monthly

Freeman Brookfield & Elm Grove • Page 3B SEPTEMBER 2016 IN BRIEF • ARTS AND CRAFTS 3rd Sat. of Each Month • Free Frequent Shopper Rewards Program • Gift Tokens & Market Totes for sale • WIC Approved • SNAP/Foodshare EBT • Debit & PayPal Welcome! EVERY SATURDAY TO OCTOBER 29 TH CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY SEPTEMBER 10th OUR 26 TH SEASON! Fresh Flowers Bakery Produce Assorted Meats Fish Cheese 2000 N. Calhoun Road • 7:30am-Noon • 262-784-7804 info@brookfieldfarmersmarket.com • www.brookfieldfarmersmarket.com 249797005 247929022 Dogs and don't-leave-me syndrome Behavior training, medicine can fight separation anxiety By Andrea Fencl Freeman Staff WAUKESHA — The recent release of "The Secret Life of Pets" held some secret truths about the animal world, includ- ing separation anxiety among dogs. In the movie, the lead character, Max, showed mild signs of anxiety when his owner went to leave; he would do tricks and what- ever he thought would keep his owner home. But canine separation anxiety can be severe. Some signs of severe anxi- ety include attempts to jump out of windows, defe- cating, urinating, scratch- ing and other acts that could otherwise damage the house. "Generally dogs love to be with us so it's important to discuss with your vet if the dog is showing signs of separation anxiety," said Carol Sumbry, a certified trainer at the Elmbrook Humane Society. Sumbry explained it is important that pet owners do not self- diagnose their pets when the animals could just be bored. Sumbry said it seems there are more accounts of separation anxiety among dogs than prior years. "People are just busier than what they were, say, 20 years ago," Sumbry said. In "The Secret Life of Pets," Max's owner brings home another dog to keep Max company. But Sumbry does not believe this would help. "According to most experts, bringing in anoth- er dog does not fix the problem," Sumbry said. Some ways to help ease the anxiety include gradu- ally lengthening depar- tures, distractions such as toys, anxiety wraps and calming music. Sumbry works with pet owners to "uncouple cues." "Dogs figure out things that mean you're leaving, like showering or picking up your keys," Sumbry said. The dogs become pro- gressively more anxious as their owners get ready to leave, causing the actual act of leaving to be even more stressful. By "uncou- pling cues," owners break up activities that make their dogs think they are leaving. An example Sumbry gave was picking up keys, then putting them down. "Uncoupling cues can help make comings and goings non-eventful," said Sumbry. Anti-anxiety medication may be subscribed for severe cases. If owners are contem- plating crating their dogs, Sumbry advises that if the dog doesn't like going into a crate, it can add to the pet's anxiety. There isn't a particular breed that is more prone to separation anxiety than another breed, explained Sumbry; however, there can be a correlation between dogs with separa- tion anxiety and those with thunderstor m and noise phobias. Introducing other dogs gradually Separation anxiety aside, if you have a dog and decide to get another, remember it can some- times take a while for canines to be OK with each other. "We expect to be able to bring home another dog and expect them to be OK with it," Sumbry said. "If you didn't get a vote and a stranger comes into your house, starts eating your food and sitting on your favorite spot on the couch, you wouldn't like it." Which is why it's impor- tant for dog owners to grad- ually introduce a new canine member of the fam- ily. They should consider finding a dog that has simi- lar energy levels that would be suitable for the existing dog. It's also important that owners do not leave the dogs alone together early in the rela- tionship. Sumbry also suggests tips such as feeding the dogs separately, parallel walks, using baby gates and crates to gradually introduce the dogs, and monitoring all interactions between the dogs for the first few weeks of the rela- tionship. "Once they fight it is hard to repair the relation- ship," said Sumbry. Email: afencl@conleynet.com Andrea Fencl/ Special to The Freeman Kirsten Watry, dog trainer at the Humane Animal Welfare Soci- ety of Waukesha County, holds Elmer during a "puppy time- out" in a "Puppy Party" at HAWS in Waukesha. HAWS holds Puppy Parties every Sunday at 4:45 p.m. The parties are meant to help socialize puppies 20 weeks or younger. Andrea Fencl/ Special to The Freeman Kirsten Watry (left), dog trainer at HAWS, assists Joni Kinat- eder, owner of Barfy, during a "puppy time-out" at a recent Puppy Party. The Corners announces new retail stores TOWN OF BROOKFIELD — Four more retailers will call The Corners home, the developer announced recently. Free People, Francesca's, L.L. Bean and Paper Source each signed leases for retail space at the 750,000-square- foot lifestyle center, which is set to open in April. Free People stores feature American bohemian appar- el, including intimates, swimwear and accessories for young women. Much of the clothes are hand-dyed or handknitted. The Brookfield location is the chain's first one in the metropolitan Milwaukee area. It joins Von Maur, Arhaus and Twigs as retail chains which will move into the area or Wisconsin for the first time. Francesca's, which is a boutique, brings a mix of clothing, accessories and gifts to the retail portion of the mixed-use site. Paper Source offers workshops and demonstrations to its customers while boasting a large selection of gifts, paper, cards and stationery. L.L. Bean specializes in outdoor gear, clothing and shoes and will be the home for several retailers enter- ing the greater Milwaukee area for the first time. L.L. Bean's newest store is 15,000 square feet and will feature an assortment of active and casual apparel and footwear. "These additions to our already exceptional lineup of retailers will help create a unique and desirable shopping destination for local and regional con- sumers," said Jay Eck, vice president of Bradford Real Estate Services Corpora- tion, the development man- ager for The Corners. "These brands, added to dining experiences and high-end, urban design resi- dential rentals, make The Corners the place to be in the Brookfield area. There is nothing else like The Cor- ners in Wisconsin." The development is locat- ed at Interstate 94 and Bark- er Road. Once complete, there will be 400,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. The complex also will also include 244 luxury apartments, a Sendik's Food Market, Cafe Hollander, Evereve, Anthropologie and lululemon. — Chris Bucher, Freeman Staff Andrea Fencl/ Special to The Freeman Oz, left, explores a tunnel while Kemo Sabe wanders at a recent Puppy Party. "If you didn't get a vote and a stranger comes into your house, starts eating your food and sitting on your favorite spot on the couch, you wouldn't like it." — Carol Sumbry, Elmbrook Humane Society R.A. Smith receives national recognition BROOKFIELD — R.A. Smith National received national recognition for its engineering work, the com- pany announced in August. The engineering firm was ranked No. 21 out of 40 com- panies in the civil engineer- ing category of Zweig Group's ranking. The list recognizes the top civil engi- neering firms within the United States and Canada based on things such as workplace practices, employee benefits and employee retention rates. It's the fourth straight year that R.A. Smith has been included in the organi- zation's ranking list. Klotz joins Weather-Tek BROOKFIELD — Weather- Tek Design Center announced it's added Mike Klotz to the company as a commercial sales represen- tative. Klotz brings vast installa- tion experi- ence to the c o m m e r c i a l and residen- tial window and door sup- plier. In addi- tion, he brings a magnitude of construction knowledge and experience. "Mike has more than 12 years of field experience in the construction industry, with a strong emphasis on windows and doors. We are excited to have him join our growing team and provide his valuable insight and knowledge to assist our clients," said Mark Edberg, president of Weather-Tek. New participating businesses join the C.A.R.I.N.G. Group BROOKFIELD — Nearly 30 local businesses are par- ticipating in the C.A.R.I.N.G. Group, which pledges to donate a percentage of all purchases made by group members to local schools of the consumers' choice. Eleven of the local busi- nesses are new to the initia- tive, which has donated more than $6,500 to local schools since it began 18 months ago. Another round of donations is expected in September to celebrate the start of the school year. New members to the group from Brookfield are Chi- roWay, Experimac, Fantastic Sam's, Gikza'z Cleaning Ser- vice, Leisure Pools and Spas and Walcheske and Luzi, LLC. Additional members from neighboring New Berlin are the New Berlin Real Estate Team, REIS Automotive, Schooley Mitchell, Signs Now and Spring Gardens Landscap- ing. In Waukesha, 14 West is also a new member of the group. A full list of participating businesses is posted at www.thecaringgroup.org. Sendik's reaches donation milestone WAUKESHA — Sendik's Food Markets has contribut- ed a total of $500,000 to After Breast Cancer Diagnosis. ABCD, the nation's lead- ing one-to-one breast cancer patient support organiza- tion, said Sendik's recently presented a 2016 donation of $113,500, the company's largest annual gift yet. The donation comes after Sendik's created a three- month charitable program, which began with informa- tion and sales of the store's magazine, with all proceeds going toward ABCD. Shop- pers of the store also were given the opportunity to give $1 for a chocolate heart or round up their transaction total, giving the extra funds to ABCD. "We are honored to sup- port ABCD as a charity part- ner," said Margaret Harris, Sendik's family co-owner. ABCD provides free, per- sonalized one-to-one support to those affected by breast cancer. IBAW continues growth in area BROOKFIELD — The Independent Business Asso- ciation of Wisconsin has seen a large amount of growth thus far in 2016. During the year's first half, the organization grew its membership by 30 per- cent from last year. New members to the group from the area include Tevetron (New Berlin), JSD Professional Services (Waukesha), Hammond Company (Brookfield), Wis- consin Firearms Training Center (Brookfield) and Xor- bix (Delafield). Those new members are in addition to Waukesha State Bank (Waukesha), Stier Con- struction (Waukesha) and Milwaukee Truck Service (New Berlin). The IBAW was formed in 1973 for small-business own- ers to discuss legislation impacting the bottom-line costs of businesses through- out Wisconsin. Its member- ship includes businesses from manufacturing, ser- vice, distribution, health care, technology, financial, consulting and other cate- gories. 4-H offers family event WAUKESHA — A Family Fun Day will be held by the UW Extension Waukesha 4- H at the EB Shurts Environ- mental Center. The event begins at 10 a.m. on Sept. 18 with a 5K Fun Walk/Run at Glacial Drumlin State Trail. From 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. the 4-H Open House will take place, with interactive games and activities for kids. Lunch, concessions and raffles will also be avail- able. Registration can be com- pleted in advance or in per- son and is $35 for adults and $10 for kids. For more infor- mation visit www.wauke- shacounty.gov/uwex/4H or call 262-548-7784. ProHealth Care to host "Eating Right for Health" class WAUKESHA — ProHealth Care will present an in- depth class for people who want to focus on making diet and lifestyle changes and decrease their risk of Type 2 diabetes. Two series of "Eating Right for Health" classes are scheduled at ProHealth Waukesha Memorial Hospi- tal, 721 American Ave. They will be held from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 7 through September 28 and from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Thurs- day, October 6 to 27. The September and October class series cover the same information. Participants will learn about fat types, how to man- age lipids, carbohydrates, the Mediterranean diet and more. Register at ProHealth- Care.org/Classes or call 262- 928-2745. Each four-session class costs $20 per person. Klotz

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