If you have a pet, this week is the time to cuddle up and show a little love and kindness. It is National Humane Week.

        Spcacincinnati, 3949 Colerain Ave., Northside, kicked off the week with an Adopt-A-Thon over the weekend.

        Brook Etter, development specialist for spcacincinnati, said 154 pets were adopted.

        “We had hoped that every adoptable animal at the shelter would find a home,” Ms. Etter said. “At the end of the weekend, there were 20 adoptable pets left.”

        Today, the agency will conduct “Free Food Friends,” from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The public is encouraged to donate to the free food program to provide individuals in need of food for their pets.

        “We will have a lecture on “Importance of Dog Training,” on Thursday, Ms. Etter said. “The lecture will emphasize the importance of obedience training.”

        The lecture will be given by Joan Aufderhaar of JL Dog Training, of Liberty Township.

        “I think dog training is extremely important for dog owners because of so many kids getting bitten by dogs,” Ms. Aufderhaar said. “I conduct training at the shelter and I talk with lots of families about taking the responsibility to see that their dogs have obedience training.”

        Ms. Etter said Friday will feature a lecture on “Grooming Greatness,” by Gary's Dog Grooming, 9727 Kenwood Rd., Blue Ash.

        Monday the agency presented “Human/Animal Bond,” a lecture by Daryl Meyerrenke. Tuesday, Dr. Kevin Ketring of North College Hill Pet Clinic, 957 North Bend Rd., gave a lecture on “First Six Months With Your Pet.”

        The agency changed its name from the Hamilton County Animal Shelter SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) to spcacincinnati last year.

        “No particular reason. We just wanted to be different,” Ms. Etter said. “We are at the same place and do the same thing.”

        The agency provides adoption services, reunites lost animals with their owners, provides low-cost spaying and neutering, offers training and works to prevents animal cruelty.

        The agency is not-for-profit and operates 24 hours a day.

        If you never made your mother proud of you by voluntarily doing the household chores, here is your chance to make amends.

        Volunteers, working through People Working Cooperatively, will assist more than 100 low-income homeowners in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky on Saturday with spring clean-up and minor home repairs through a program called “Making Your Mother Proud.”

        People Working Cooperatively is a nonprofit organization that assists low-income homeowners with repairs.

        For more information, call 351-7921.

       
       Allen Howard's “Some Good News” column runs Sunday-Friday. If you have suggestions about outstanding achievements, or people who are uplifting to the Tristate, let him know at 768-8362, at ahoward@enquirer.com or by fax at 768-8340.
       

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