Dog Room Shift Log
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- For volunteer newbies or those wanting a refresher, read the Dog Shift 101 document here.
- Be sure to fill in the schedule with your availability. The schedule can be found here.
For privacy’s sake we’ve removed phone numbers as these pages are able to be seen by the public. See contact list posted in room for contact info
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.
IF YOU’RE NOT ABLE TO POST TO THE SHIFT LOG AND IT KEEPS POPPING UP SOMETHING CALLED “NONCE” THEN IT MEANS YOU NEED TO CLEAR YOUR BROWSERS CACHE. FOR PHONES JUST GOOGLE HOW TO CLEAR CACHE IN THE BROWSER YOU’RE USING. ON THE LAPTOP IT’S EDGE: TRY HITTING CTRL+SHIFT+DELETE AT THE SAME TIME AND CHECKMARK HISTORY/BROWSING/COOKIE/CACHE AND HIT “CLEAR NOW”. FOR ISSUES TEXT KELLY, CONTACT INFO BEHIND LAPTOP.
Patty 7 – 10:15
Messes: Dorff, Lucy, Flash. All ate well and meds given. Did all expected chores. Put dog food up in locked cabinet. Took Drako on short walk because cement was getting hot.
Quiet morning .
Messes: Dorf Lucy, flash
Everyone ate but drako took a while to eat, even with water in his food.
Please keep an eye on drako with eating.
Chores done.
Laundry washed and dried.
Took Chile and flash on a walk.
pretty hot morning so not much time outside.
Cuddles with everyone.
Messes: Dorrf, Benji, Flash
Everyone ate, Dorrf got a slow feeder. Meds given. Chili got medicated bath.
Rotated dogs quickly due to heat. Once sun went down, they were able to spend more time outside. Everyone got plenty of cuddles and play time.
Laundry washed and dried. Washer leaking out of the back. Was not overfilled (1 blanket, 2 beds). Michelle (cat room) notified Libby, Lisa, Kelly H. Keep an eye on it for future loads.
Toys cleaned, dished washed, ISO sprayed. All normal poops outside.
Adoptions pretty dead, hot, but we finalized Topeka with new momma former Caaws volunteer Khalaaylah!
WOOHOO TOPEKA!! She is such a deserving princess
Messes Dorff, Flash, and Lucia. Flash pooped as soon as he came inside. Everyone ate, meds given chores done. Hot but nice night.
Messes: Dorff, Flash, Lucy, Lucia. Chores done, meds given, dryers emptied, 1 load laundry and 1 load dishes completed, yards scooped repeatedly, poop bags to dumpster, all kennels deep cleaned, refreshed outside water pails, Iso’s bleached/rinsed, patio/driveway/Iso’s blown clean, changed all bedding, watered front plants, lots of donations processed. Everyone ate well. Normal poops except 1 with blood, possibly Chuck’s. Changed out the stinky fly trap for a new (not quite as stinky) fly trap. Hot and humid morning with lots of outside individual play/loves with each doggy. Benji did patio zoomies! Big WELCOME to Savannah and Daniel, new volunteers… Read more »
Messes: Dorff, Flash
Meds all given, everyone ate
Chores: both yards scooped, dishes ran and put away. clothes in dryer need more time, Iso bleached and fresh mop water out.
Plenty of outside time for everyone
Benji has been hiding under his bed.
Messes: dorff, Lucy, flash, patches, Lucia
Drako was slow to eat & Lucy vomited & ate it at some point.
Meds given.
The dishwasher needs to run again, sorry. I had the same issue as Tuesday but no one else does. idk what I’m doing wrong all of a sudden.
Laundry done.
Yards scooped/bags to dumpster.
Iso sprayed
Yard toys moved for landscaper.
***Benji can hide under his bed. *** I thought I lost a dog for a minute. He’s afraid of the lawnmower I think.
Welcome to our new volunteer Ian! Great first shift!
Messes: Dorff, Lucia, Benji, Flash
Meds all given, everyone ate.
The fly trap outside smells SO bad, and the dustpan for sweeping is broken.
I hurt my elbow pretty bad at the beginning of the shift so was a little slow moving throughout. Also trained Ian thoroughly on the cleaning process.
Chores: both yards scooped, dishes ran and put away. Will need to do a load of laundry in the morning, I’m sorry. Iso bleached and fresh mop water out.
Plenty of outside time for everyone
Messes: Dorff, Flash, Lucy.
Chores done, meds given, 1 load laundry completed and 1 load dishes completed, yards scooped repeatedly, poop bags to dumpster, all kennels deep cleaned, scrubbed sink and toilet, refreshed outside water pails, Iso’s bleached/rinsed, patio/driveway/Iso’s blown clean, refilled dogfood bin, changed all bedding, watered all plants.
Everyone ate well. Normal poops.
Let Kelly know about broken dustpan.
Bath for Chili. He was very good! Lost a lot of hair. His dandruff is getting better.
Hot and humid morning with lots of outside time with brief individual play/loves with each doggy.
Messes: Dorff and Flash; Benji happy peed when we first brought him out
Meds given
Laundry is dirty
There is one dirty bowl that I forgot to pick up before starting the dishwasher
Iso sprayed
Messes: dorff, Lucy, patches, flash
All ate well/meds given
Dishes need to run again. Maybe I didn’t latch the detergent door bc there’s some left in the dishwasher & dishes are still dirty & wet.
Laundry done.
Yards scooped/bags to dumpster.
I picked up trash from the parking lot as I was leaving & stuck it in the recycling bin lid so I didn’t have to go inside if anyone passes by it.
another GREAT SHIFT!! every single dog got a walk and cuddles!!!!!
*we attempted to walk lucia but she did not want to go*
messes – lucia, dorff, faith
ashley picked up faith when we got here
dishes done and air drying
not enough laundry for a load
everyone ate, most got slow feed bowls
meds given
great day!!!!!
Monday AM
Messes; Dorff, Faith, Lucia, Benji
All ate. Meds given.
Did all chores. Walked Drako. All had plenty of outdoor time.
Messes: Faith, Dorff
Patches tore up a towel.
Faith is nervous and doesn’t want to go out. Poor girl.
Laundry done.
The pool of the dustpan keeps snapping off.
I thought there was supposed to be a trainee coming in. Nobody here but me tonight.
Messes: Dorf, Faith, Lucia, Benji
Everyone ate.
Meds given.
Chores done.
Dishes washed.
Benji is a sweet little fellow.
Messes: Baylee (was adopted!!) Newbie, Benji: ISO until 6/27. Such a sweetheart. Didn’t want to eat this shift, but once I added water, he ate it right up. Gave a lick mat for enrichment but was not a fan. Meds given. Chili got his 1st medicate bath and did so well. All laundry washed/dried. Dishes washed and put away. Toys washed and put away. Lick mats were destroyed by Patches and Chuck. Please pay attention for remnants in their poop. (Blue and green) Lucy also got a lick mat and loved it! Dorrf did much better using the choke collar.… Read more »
Also, the bleach sprayer is broken so I switched out with the new one that was in the ISO Room. There is still bleach water in the blue sprayer to use up, so please do not throw away
Chili needs to be bathed in a medicated shampoo twice weekly. Let it sit for 5 minutes then rinse. Mark on the med sheet when you do it.
Baylee adopted. Julie came by and looked at Chili. She left medicated shampoo out for him. He needs to be bathed twice a week.
Test
Messes: Dorff, Baylee, Flash, Lucy, Lucia, Faith
Meds given, chores done, plenty of playtime for each dog.
Lucia was biting at cage and has a little blood and we weren’t sure if it was cause she’s in heat or not. Dorff did get kind of protective of a toy.
Messes Dorff, Bailey and Flash. Everyone ate, Faith a little slowly. Meds given. Chores done. Stormed at the end of the shift.
Messes: Not Dorff!! Lucia, Faith, Flash. Chores done, meds given, dryers emptied, 1 load laundry completed and 1 load dishes completed, yards scooped repeatedly, poop bags to dumpster, all kennels deep cleaned, scrubbed sink and toilet, refreshed outside water pails, Iso’s bleached/rinsed, patio/driveway/Iso’s blown clean, refilled dogfood bin, changed all bedding, watered indoor plants, shelter swept and mopped, recycling bin to curb. Everyone ate well. Normal poops, including Lucy’s. Drako walked. The bleach sprayer wasn’t spraying, so I refilled it and plugged it in. If it still doesn’t work, the bleach may have killed it! Hot and humid morning with… Read more »
Messes: Dorf, Baylee, Flash, Lucia, Faith
Chores done, meds given, 1 load laundry (clothes in dyer are wet), and 1 load dishes completed
Lucy had a bloody stool
Messes: faith, dorff, flash, Lucia
Ate well/meds given
Laundry/dishes done
Yards scooped/bags to dumpster
Iso sprayed.
Not much one on one time today.
CHUCK AND CHILI CANNOT BE IN A PLAY GROUP. THERE ARE NO MORE CURRENT PLAYGROUPS. We tested it out when we were both out there and Chuck would not stop trying to fight Chili. Chili didn’t want anything to do with it, but was trying to defend himself. Olivia and I were able to separate them and gave lots of love to Chili. We tried to make a new play group sheet, but it said we had to log into the CAAWS account and I don’t have the info DORFF NEEDS PINCH COLLAR: Please only use the pinch collar moving… Read more »
Messes: Dorff, Lucy, Flash, Patches, Bailey. Chores done, meds given, 1 load laundry and 1 load dishes completed, yards scooped repeatedly, poop bags to dumpster, all kennels deep cleaned, scrubbed sink and toilet, refreshed outside water pails, Iso’s bleached/rinsed, changed all bedding, blew off patio. Everyone ate well. Normal poops except Lucy might have had a soft one. Dorff had 2 small pieces of thin plastic in his kennel, the remainder of an inappropriate toy that he ate overnight. I left the pieces by the computer. Hopefully the rest will show up in his poops. Didn’t see any so far… Read more »
Messes: Flash, Dorff, Lucy
Meds given
Not enough laundry or dishes to wash
Not feeling great today, so left a bit early 🙁
All chores done and everyone got their 3 potty breaks except Drako, who decided two was plenty for him lol
Messes: Dorff, Lucy, flash, Lucia
Ate well, meds given
Dishes done, laundry done x2
Yards scooped/bags to dumpster
Iso sprayed
Flash peed directly on patches through the fence while trying to wrangle him in from iso. Bath for patches.
Lesson learned today that I’m passing along: if something is stuck in the door, like part of a mop head, the washing machine will still close & run & flood the floor. 🙃
GREAT SHIFT!!
Lexie Lou came by and clipped/filed everybody’s nails!!!!
We had lots of volunteers today so every dog got lots of cuddles, brushing, play time, and walks.
kassi went to foster!
not enough laundry for a load until the end
dishes done and air drying
everybody ate and got their meds.
I meant to note two things that Lexi noticed –
Chuck has some scabbing on his skin. I wonder if it’s from patches biting him?? I don’t know if they make a very good play group, especially if they’re left unsupervised. Patches is a serious biter
Chili smelled very yeasty, had red irritated skin, and was flaky/greasy. He may need to go to the vet/see Julie about his skin
I will message Julie about the skin stuff and the dog room coordinators about patches/Chuck play group
Monday am.
Messes: Dorf, Lucy, Flash, Patches
All ate well and meds given. Battled with rain and mud all shift.
Did expected chores.
Walked Drako.
Messes: Dorff, Flash, Baylee
Meds given, everyone ate
Dishwasher run, washer run, dryers run
Lucia was bleeding, texted Julie to be sure but we realized she was just in heat LOL
Dorff ate his poop, pretty sure Patches ate poop outside
Bleached and sprayed isos
Baylee/Kassi and Chuck/Chili got time in their playgroups
Lucy and Chili played fetch
Drako was reluctant to go outside the second (maybe because the sky was dark idk)
Flash did not potty at all during the shift
Messes: Dorff, Lucy, Kassie
Everyone ate well. Lucy and Dorff used slow feeders.
Meds given.
Chores done.
2 loads of laundry washed and dried. Dryer needs to be restarted.
Dishes washed.
Flash vomited after eating.
Lucia is in heat, so she may have some blood in her run.
Won’t let me post. Here:
Messes: Chili and later Dorff
Dried a lot of laundry. There is still one load in the left thats damp.
Someone left a tennis ball in the backyard and I had to trick Dorff to give it up.
Dorff is getting big. Should we reduce his food? He’s getting a lot, 2.5 cups. I assumed he was getting a lot because he used to be underweight, but he doesn’t look underweight anymore.
The ball being left in the yard is adoptions fault we were working with dwarf and his let go and drop it commands cuz he’s a stubborn boy and apparently forgot them still in the yard sorry about that
adoptions dead, BUT, Wendys foster decided to adopt so we did have a very yay yay today!
Messes: Patches, Dorff, Lucy (her pink blankets arent done). Clothes in washer (the detergent is already added) and dryer needs to be started. Baylee and Kassi played together and seemed to get along and same with Patches and chuck (they play rough but were good with each other). Got quality time with Lucia but other dogs didn’t get that much quality time.
Messes Lucia, Kassie and Bailey. Bailey chewed off pieces of a stuffed toy. I marked it off the list. Everyone ate meds given and chores done. It rained during part of the shift but all dogs got plenty of outside time.
Messes: Dorff, Kascie, Lucia. Chores done, med given, dryers emptied, 1 load laundry and 1 load dishes completed, yards scooped repeatedly, poop bags to dumpster, all kennels deep cleaned, donations processed and took a load to donate elsewhere, scrubbed sink and toilet, refreshed outside water pails, Iso’s bleached/rinsed, changed all bedding, watered plants. Everyone ate well. Normal poops. Lucia is in heat. I let Julie and Kelly know. Bailey and Lucia are trying to make friends as next door neighbors, very cute. Cleaned the mouse trap, rebaited and put back in cabinet. Hot and humid morning with lots of outside… Read more »
we have a new girl named lucia! she is timid so please go slow with her.
Messes: Dorf, Baylee, Patches, Chili
Meds given
Drako seemed fine tonight
Dishes done. Laundry in dryer and washer needs to run.
Didn’t get quality time with any dogs, but they all had a lot of time outside.
Chili/Chuck and Baylee/Kasci were fine together. I wouldn’t recommend Patches and Chuck, it seemed like they were fighting and Patches was biting him.
Messes: dorff, patches, Baylee.
Ate well, med given.
Baylee had chewed up a rubber/stuffed toy overnight if you see any lime green rubber or stuffing outside.
Laundry/dishes done
Yards scooped/bags to dumpster.
Messes: Dorff, Patches, Chuck, and we think Baylee peed on her blanket at some point. All dogs ate with no issues, meds given. Patches had chewed up 2 of her toys into lots of pieces before we got here. I made Julie aware, keep an eye on her. Chilis fur feels greasy and he has lots of dandruff. It also looks like he has some redness near his neck. Walks for Drako, who was an absolute sweetie! Also walked Kassi who lit up once she got outside on a leash! She loves walks and sniffing around. One load of laundry… Read more »
Lucy’s back. Did great!
Messes: Dorff, Lucy. Chores done, med given, dryers emptied and 1 load dishes completed, not enough laundry for a load, yards scooped repeatedly, poop bags to dumpster, all kennels deep cleaned, donations processed, refilled spray bleach bottles, scrubbed sink and toilet, refreshed outside water pails, refilled water cooler, Iso’s bleached/rinsed, changed bedding, made Dorff another med sheet. Everyone ate well. Normal poops. Took a mouse for a little ride… Will take excess donations to another shelter on Friday. Hot and humid morning with lots of outside time with brief individual play/loves with each doggy. Took Zoey to vet at end… Read more »
Messes: Dorff, Kassi, Baylee, Patches, Chuck
Meds given
Drako seemed fine tonight
Dishes and laundry (in washing machine) are dirty
It completely slipped my mind to run the dryers tonight, sorry!! I moved everything over before leaving though
Didn’t get quality time with many dogs, but the ones who got it got lots and lots of love!
Messes: drako, dorff, patches, Baylee, Lucy after eating.
Drako had soft bloody stool & didn’t want to eat until I sat with him. Sent Julie a text. Seemed ok later on.
Laundry/dishes done
Yards scooped/bags to dumpster
Chuck gave me & chili a hard time getting out of the yard, nipping at us both.
messes – baylee, kassi
everyone ate, most everyone got slow feeders
lick mats for kassi, chuck, patches, baylee
ashley scooped yards and played fetch with almost everyone! lots of cuddles for everyone too.
dishes done and air drying. not enough laundry for a load. there are some toys in the toy bin that i didnt get to soak yet
ac was out when we got here but blayde came by to fix it
Monday morning: Messes: Dorff only! Gave meds, all ate well. Did expected chores.
Quiet morning. Walked Drako.
Gave baths to Baylee, Kassi, Chuck, Chili and Patty.
Super humid this morning. Floors wont dry.
Messes: Chuck, Baylee
Everyone ate, meds given
dishwasher run
washer run, dryers run, laundry folded and put away (left one dryer open to air dry)
Patches got a peanut butter lick mat
Play group time outside
played fetch: Dorff, Patches, Chili
Chili did nip at my hand during fetch, I removed the ball. Maybe we can also work with him on drop it!
Dorff did great with training, ran drop it while playing fetch
Last minute potty breaks
Treats given
Messes: Faith, Dorff, Bayley
Meds given.
Everyone ate.
Two loads of laundry washed and dried. Dryer may need to be restarted.
Chores done.
Plenty of time outside.
Bayley got a walk. Played outside with Lucy, Dorff, and Patches.
Dishes washed.
Everypup was good today. 😊