Dog Room Shift Log
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Dog Room Coordinator
Concerning the Shift/Dog Room, Scheduling: Kelly Hohenberger, kelly.caaws@gmail.com
Dog Medical Coordinator
Julie Amador, jlacaaws@gmail.com / 2nd: Charles Beard / 3rd: Amanda Jones
Dumped Animals Contacts
Dogs, Kelly, 2nd Julie, 3rd Jamie
Cats, Michelle Soileau or Charles
Communications, Email Lists, If Can’t Reach Others
Kelly Hohenberger, kelly.caaws@gmail.com
NEW! ANONYMOUS QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, COMPLAINTS ETC
We always want everyone to feel fully comfortable and confident in us and encourage a Doors Always Open Policy for all members of the organization and encourage you to let us know of any questions, concerns, complaints, etc, that you may have. This will remain fully anonymous, unless you choose to let us know.
Things to Remember: Updated 3/3/26
- NO human food. Pick up all food bowls by end of shift. Turn off dryer/ dishwasher/washing machine before leaving. Leave on radio, and in morning leave garage doors half open.
- KONGS: Do not stuff the Kongs with food, treats, meats, peanut butter, etc. This causes an issue where food stuck inside goes rancid and can make the dogs ill.
- Medical Issues: Always alert Julie by text to any medical issue. Soft stool, wounds, any odd behavior such as lethergy, noticing repeated notations of not eating etc.
- A Note on Doggy Field Trips: Please contact Julie and/or Kelly for doggy field trips. We and the dogs would LOVE for more people to take our pups out on field trips. To dog friendly coffee shops or restaurants, the park if appropriate, etc, we just need to know ahead of time. ALWAYS remember to note it in the log below with your name, the dog or dogs you’re taking, and a phone number you can be reached at. Remember only one dog per person.
Messes Dorf, Wendy, Puppy , Pretzel.
Everyone ate well. Gave meds. Cleaned kennels and yards.
Did laundry and washed dishes. Wendy was great with me outside.
Did other chores.
Messes Dorff, Wendy, Pretzel and Mira. Everyone ate and meds were given. Chors were done. lots of outside time. Celine and Mira got a lot of time together tonight. Wendy seemed fine in the yard. Her and Pretzel had a time running the fence. Good night.
Messes: Wendy!, Dorff, Pretzel, Mira, Lucy (later).
Chores done, meds given, dryers emptied, 1 load laundry and 1 load dishes completed, yards scooped repeatedly, poop bags and big trash can to dumpster, Iso’s bleached/rinsed, recycling bin to curb, all kennels deep cleaned.
Everyone ate well. Normal poops.
Susie came and walked Wendy.
Had to hose off Dorff and Pretzel after they took mud bathes in the yard.
Pretty morning, lots of outside time with love/play for all! 🙂
Messes: Dorff, Pretzel, Mira, Lucy
Dogs fed and medicated
chores done
Laundry washed and dried
Dishes washed, dried and put away
yards scooped
iso cleaned
Celine and Mira had lots of play time together
Drako got some cuddles
We are currently working on trying to find a way to make it so Wendy is not stuck inside of a kennel inside of her run– Possibly even Saturday if the materials we purchased gets here. In the meantime, let’s give her only blankets or towels instead of the kong bed for now and I wonder if we could give her a good little walk during shifts instead of just outside on leash for potty time. I know it would take more time, but I wonder if it would help with her frustration until we figure out making her kennel… Read more »
Messes: Dorff, Wendy, Mira, Pretzel, Wendy.
Chores done, meds given, dryer emptied, 1 load laundry and 1 load dishes completed, yards scooped repeatedly, poop bags to dumpster, toilet and sink cleaned, all kennels deep cleaned, refilled dog food bin, donations processed, Iso’s bleached/rinsed, emptied inside recycling can to outside bin.
Everyone ate well. Normal poops except for Dorff’s was his usual soft-formed.
Drako’s tail has more broken skin than it has. Maybe chewing on it?
Mira and Celine had playtime together.
Pretty morning, lots of outside time and some limited play/loves 🙂
Messes: Dorff, Pretzel, Wendy, and Mira Meds given Meals: all ate well Chores completed All outside poop scoopers soaked; were covered in poop when we got here Dishes: (1) load washed/dried/put away Laundry: (1) load in dryer restart/dried and put away. Please restart dryer; there are a few large towels that are still damp Yards scooped and bags to dumpster Shelter swept ISO’s and back patio bleached and sprayed clean Rainy and messy night; dogs weren’t too interested in yard time- short, frequent leash breaks Loves and cuddles for Celine, Mira, Drako, and Rocko Cleaned and refilled both outside water… Read more »
Messes:
Dorff, Wendy, Lucy, Mira
Meds given
There were towels hanging over the yard fence & Pretzel got to them. She ripped some pieces off a white one but I don’t know if she ate any.
I think the right dryer is broken, it’s the 2nd day in a row it was as if it never ran.
I had to leave so they didn’t get enough love if PM can try to give extra for me.
Dishwasher worked for us. You need to press the button twice. One turns the machine on, second time starts it!
Messes: all but Drako, Celine, Rocko
Meds given
Dishes and laundry are dirty. Please restart dryers
Dorff and Wendy had a tense moment while Dorff was going outside. They were far apart but they both wanted to get at each other pretty badly. It was while Wendy was eating so a bit of territorial feelings may have played a role
Loves for all! Enrichment chart updated for those who got some extra attention
Iso sprayed
Forgot to ask Nikolas about first messes since he came earlier. Fed & meds given Yards scooped & bags to dumpster Thought I ran the dishwasher but apparently not. Sorry. Concrete bleached & hosed. Right side dryer needs to run again. Wendy’s kong bed was a mess. I didn’t want to throw it away so I Lysoled, hosed, dish soaped & hosed it down again so maybe it could get clean enough to go in the wash. I left it on the outside table to dry & judge later. Between the soapy yard water & seeing a small snake in… Read more »
The bed came out of Lucy’s. She made a big mess
I would suggest NO BED for Wendy, only towels. The Kong bed was given to Lucy Saturday night.
messes: jinu, mira, pretzel, dorff, wendy
meds given
everyone except puppies split a can of pumpkin. wendy, dorff, lucy, and pretzel got slow feeders
pretzel, topeka, and rocko got peanut butter lick mats (rocko didnt enjoy it. he also doesnt like pumpkin)
jinu to his forever home!
everyone got lots of outside time
dishes done and put away
laundry washed but still in dryer. may need restarting
pretzel had a non-plastic toy in her run again. she can not have those!! please be mindful of the toys you are giving the dogs!!!
Picked up Jinu to deliver to his new momma and dog brother!
Kennels were pretty clean. All had plenty of outdoor time. Did a few loads of laundry. Cleaned yards and patio. Gave meds. Added water bowls outside. Ran dishwasher.
All had snacks and treats.
Messes: Jinu, Mira, Pretzel, Dorff Dogs fed and meds given Everyone ate Load of laundry ran, but more piled up at the end (plus the bag of donations lol). Dryer closest to window needs to be restarted in AM Dishwasher ran Washed/Refilled outside waters Playtime for Wendy, Celine, Jinu, Mira Cuddles for Drako Jinu had some loose stool Celine really liked playing with the tennis ball outside with Jinu! Concrete bleached and sprayed Dorff found a soccer ball outside, when we got out there, he had already torn it up, do not know how it got out there, might’ve been… Read more »
Dogs fed and medicated
Chores done
laundry in the dryer folded and put away
dishes put away
iso cleaned
yards scooped and dodo bags to the dumpster
Topeka has a red mark on her left wrist
Messes: Everyone but Drako and Rocko
Meds given and chores done. Put laundry in dryers but didn’t get to dry.
Dishes in dishwasher need to be washed.
All normal poops
Adoptions pretty busy, Jinu a popular boy – should be going soon to new home. Mira is now staying with us. Turns out puppies are puppies and it was a lot so she’s with us now. Celine loves her baby girl too. Jinu can be a bit rough with her but she’ll tell him to stop and Celine will intervene. You can seperate him out if it makees you uncomfortable though.
Messes: Dorff, Topeka, Pretzel, Jinu
Meds given, laundry done.
Jinu had some redness in his poop.
Wendy climbed out of her run while I was cleaning her kennel.
Celine is slowly getting more trusting.
Messes Dorff, Wendy and Pretzel. Jinu pooped his bed after he ate. Wendy’s first poop was solid but not the consecutive poops. Everyone ate meds were given. Chores done. Finished the two loads of laundry left over and washed and dried another. There was no room for all of the new towels. Sorry I left them on top of the dryer. Nice night lots of outside time and one on one time. Thanks, Rory for helping welcome to the team.
Messes: Dorff, Wendy, Topeka, Jinu, Pretzel, Lucy. Chores done, meds given, dishwasher emptied, 1 load dishes completed, 2 loads laundry run, (please restart dryers), yards scooped repeatedly, poop bags to dumpster, all kennels deep cleaned, Iso’s bleached/rinsed, sink and toilet cleaned, donations processed, plants watered. Everyone ate well. Soft poop from Dorff with a large green piece of thin rubber in it. Two large trash bags of donations full of white linen. Washed as much as I could. There’s still a lot in the bag next to the washer. Please continue to process. I put the washcloths in with the… Read more »
Messes: Pretzel, Dorff, Jinu
Dogs fed and medicated
chores done
dishes washed
iso cleaned
Wendy and Dorff trashed out kennels. All took meds. All ate well. Plenty of outdoor time. Had problem with lock on food door so I am taking exp food over to PetMart myself. New food in cabinet. Outside looks great. Did regular chores. 2 loads laundry and did dishes.
Messes: Topeka, Windy, Pretzel, and Dorff
Meds: Given
Food: All ate well
Dishes washed, dried and put away
Laundry not enough for a load
Yards scooped and bag to the dumpster
Iso’s and back patio bleached and sprayed clean
Shelter swept
Lots of indoor pee messes from Wendy, Topeka, and Dorff
Celine and her fluffy puppy played on the patio-supervised
Lots of outdoor time for all; nice night
Loves and cuddles for Celine and Jinu
Played ball with Topeka
Treats given
Water for first messes ready
Last minute breaks given
Messes: Dorff, Wendy, Topeka, Jinu, Pretzel.
Chores done, meds given, dryer emptied, 1 load dishes and 1 load laundry completed, yards scooped repeatedly, poop bags to dumpster, refreshed outside water buckets, refilled cooler jug, donations processed, plants watered, Iso/patio blown/bleached/rinsed, scrubbed sink and toilet.
Everyone ate well. Normal poops, Dorff’s was soft.
Walks for Drako, Pretzel, Rocco.
Supervised play for Jinu and Celine.
Beautiful morning. Lots of outside time and play/loves for all! 🙂
Messes: Topeka, Dorff, Jinu, Pretzel
Meds given
Jinu tore some pieces off his cone during the day
Laundry is dirty
Only one towel didn’t dry all the way and is still in the dryer
Messes: Dorff, Topeka, Pretzel, Jinu
Meds given. Laundry washed, dryer still wet.
Took Jinu’s cone off and he started licking it, so put it back on. Gave Jinu and Celine a little time together, but I didn’t want to let them play anymore because I was worried about the injury. She is so happy to be out there with him.
I am being activated by the National Guard for 6 months. The 10th is my last day, so someone else will need to do the Tuesday AMs.
Thank you for your service, Nikkolas, and for your time here, with the doggies!
messes: pretzel, topeka, dorff, wendy meds given everyone (except jinu) split a can of pumpkin. pretzel, wendy, lucy, and dorff got slow feeders celine is distressed with jinu here. she was fine while he was gone but when he came back from neuter she barked and whined the entire time trying to get to him. i couldnt let them play together because his surgery site is so fresh dishes done not enough laundry for a load no more towels for celine. she tore hers up cone placed back on jinu before we left **pretzel had two kong like toys in… Read more »
Jinu back from vet. Has Rimadyl for the next 3 days. Can keep cone off during shift as long as he isn’t licking his incision. Put it on before leaving.
Usual messes in kennels. Gave meds. Did 2 loads laundry. Ran dishwasher, not sure it was complete. Everyone ate and had treats. Tries to clean patio but it was too windy. Everyone had lots of yard time. Took out trash.
Messes: Jinu Everyone ate. Meds given. 1 load laundry done, lot of towels piled up at the end Dishes put away – dishes in dishwasher are dirty Topeka had a scrape on her outer left leg from the parade (didn’t see exactly when it happened but texted Julie about it) Lots of playtime outside for Celine and Jinu Walks for Pretzel, Wendy, Drako, and Lucy. Everyone did great on their walks! Sat with Rocko, Celine, Lucy Lucy’s kennel door came off the top hinge, and the hinge was unable to be fully connected back. So, I texted Kelly about it… Read more »
Messes: DOrf, Jinu, Pretzel, Wendy. Wendy had bloody, but solid stool. Pretzel had bloody stool with what appeared to be peices of toy. Please keep an eye on this and let Julie know if it continues.
Everyone ate.
MEds given.
CHores done.
Laundry washed and started in the dryer.
DIshes washed.
Isos
Adoptions busy, everyone for Milo. Milo was adopted! Wendy has diarrhea issues, started her on meds for it. Jinu is here and he and his Mom are very in love. Keep him on the concrete, Celine can go out with him. Puppy food for Jinu
Messes: Dorff, Topeka, Pretzel
Laundry in the dryer is still wet.
Haven’t heard any coughing from the sick ones in the last two shifts I did.
Messes Dorff, Wendy and Pretzel. Chores done. Dogs fed and medicated. Celine tore one towel up but it looked like it was torn to start with. She didn’t eat it just tore it into pieces. I threw it away but left the other towel in there. She did not mess with it during the shift. She gave me her belly tonight. We have officially bonded. Beautiful night lots of outside time.
Messes: Dorff, Wendy, Topeka, Pretzel.
Chores done, meds given, dryers emptied, 2 loads laundry washed (please restart dryers), 1 load dishes completed, yards scooped repeatedly, poop bags to dumpster, Iso’s bleached/rinsed, donations processed, plants watered.
Everyone ate well. Dorff had soft stool.
Topeka has a bare spot on her left foreleg. Probably from licking, doesn’t look infected. Please just keep an eye on it to see if it gets bigger/problematic.
Brushed Celine. Pretzel loves playing tug-of-war with the big tire rope toy.
Beautiful morning, all dogs had lots of outside time loves/play.
Big thank you to Dillon for helping today!
Messes: Dorff, Topeka, Pretzel
dogs fed and medicated
rooms cleaned
laundry ran
dishes done
iso and patio cleaned
everyone ate all their food
Dorff coughed a little while in iso but no other coughs heard tonight
Celine, Rocko, Wendy and Pretzel got lots of love and Celine started to warm up to us
Messes: Dorff, Wendy, Topeka.
Chores done, meds given, 2 loads laundry completed, not enough dishes for a load, scooped the yards repeatedly, poop bags and main trash to dumpster, patio and iso’s blown/bleached/rinsed, plants watered, shelter spot swept and mopped.
Everyone ate well. Normal poops except for Dorff and Topeka’s were soft.
Bath for Celine. Didn’t love it but did ok. Must feel better!
Took rotten planter to dumpster. Cleaned out under entry area to shed.
Beautiful morning, lots of outside time with love/play for all!
Thank you so much, Patty, for all of the help!!
Messes: Dorff, Wendy, Pretzel, Lucy Meds given Meals: all pups ate well! happy plates 🙂 Chores completed Shelter swept Yards scooped and bags to dumpster Laundry: can load more Dishes: (1) load washed/dried/put away ISO’s and back patio bleached and sprayed clean Water for first messes ready Lots of outside time for all; nice night Last minute breaks given Treats given Please note: *Pretzel had clumps of chewed green plastic-like toy in her stool. *Noticed a change in the sound of Rocko’s bark; deeper sounding; just letting you all know *Celine has rash/bumps on her underside near privates *Dorff had… Read more »
Messes: Dorff, Wendy, Topeka, Celine, Pretzel.
Chores done, meds given, dryers emptied, 1 load dishes and 1 load laundry completed, yards scooped repeatedly, poop bags to dumpster, patio/Iso’s blown/bleached/rinsed, sink and toilet cleaned, donations processed, plants watered.
Everyone ate well. Topeka’s poops were soft.
Pretzel had a hard rubber toy that she was starting to destroy.
No coughs heard.
Beautiful morning, lots of outside time and love/play for most.:-)
Messes: Drako, Dorff, Pretzel and Topeka. PM meds given and chores done. Did laundry so Lucy could have her blanket back all nice and clean. Celine did well. Still super sweet but very timid. Wendy is doing much better since starting the Trazadone. She didnot have a mess in her run when we got here and didnot mess in her run at all during shift. She tinkled outside the 2nd and 3rd time she went out. She didnot poop tonight though. Dorff had his usual pee messes all throughout shift. And he pooped once in his run and ate most… Read more »
Messes: Dorff, Topeka, Pretzel
It’s Mardi Gras! Off work for the holiday so I don’t have to hurry.
Lots of meds given. Laundry done. Refilled the food container.
Somebody dropped of a cage and pet gate. Left the cage outside by the door and brought the pet gate in.
Spent time with most of the dogs, especially Celine.
messes: dorff, topeka, celine, wendy, pretzel
all meds given
dorff is still coughing a little
not enough laundry for a load until the end
dishes ran and put away
deep cleaned the toy tower
blayde hung up a new white board, this will be where a lot of important info will be posted, as well as the wishlist/supplies/notes/suggestions will go. savannah and i will be adding a lot more to it soon!! if you have any ideas of what should go on there, send me (olivia) a text or write it on the white board
Messes in usual runs. Gave everyone one their meds. Did laundry. Tried to run dishwasher. Took out trash. Mopped all floors.
Lucy limped a little on back leg, then took off running. Celene only went out once.
Picked up yards and bleached iso runs. All ate well and had treats.
Messes: Topeka, Dorff, Pretzel
Food and meds given to all
No time for chores
All runs cleaned
Thank you for picking up the shift, Tarek!
Messes: Topeka, Dorf, Wendy, Lucy, Pretzel
Everyone but ROcko ate.
Meds given. Not much coughing from any of the three.
Chores done.
Laundry washed and dried.
Dishes run
Isos sprayed
Celine was still scared but sweet.
Lucy had a limp on her rear left leg. Please keep an eye on it and keep her on leash outside if she is limping. Please note down how she’s doing with it too.
Messes: Topeka, Rocko (had what looked like vomit in his run) Pretzel, Wendy, Dorff All PM meds given. Drako and Topeka didn’t cough during shift. Dorff only coughed once early in shift. Rocko was slow to eat so added a little water half way through shift and he ate the rest. All chores done. Patti passed the mop through the rest of the dog room after we cleaned all the runs. Celine is timid about the leash but I just walked up to her slowly, talking to her calmly, gave her some pets and she let me put the leash… Read more »
Messes: Dorff, Topeka, Wendy, Pretzel
Laundry done. A lot of meds.
Topeka still has a cough. Haven’t seen the other two cough.
Celine runs when I hold up the lead, had to trap her to bring her in. Otherwise, she is doing fine, seems happy to come get pet. She’s shedding a lot of hair.
Plenty of outside time and attention for everyone but the sick ones.
Messes upon arrival Dorff and Pretzel. During the shift Dorff, Pretzel and Wendy. Everyone ate. All of the meds given. Kennel cough protocol followed. Beautiful night. Lots of outside time. Wendy got a case of the mega zoomies and we took turns chasing each other around the yard. Lots of petting and pep talking Celine.
Messes: Wendy, Topeka, Pretzel, Lucy.
Chores done, meds given, 1 load dishes and 1 load laundry completed, all kennels deep cleaned, yards scooped repeatedly, poop bags and big trash to dumpster, donations processed, plants watered, Iso’s bleached/rinsed repeatedly.
Everyone ate well. Normal poops.
Brought in more treats and poop bags.
Overcast, mild morning. Lots of outside time with loves/play for all but poor Dorff, Drako and Topeka (to minimize contact).