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, Elise, 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 11/9/24
- NO human food is to be given to any dogs, EVER.
- Pick up all food bowls by end of shift and wash out, unless directed specifically to do otherwise.
- All clips should be clipped in the back of the runs for the water bowls at all times.
- Slip leads or leashes must be used at all times to bring dogs in and out from the yards.
- KONGS: Do not stuff the Kongs with food, this causes an issue where rancid food is left in them for days which is disgusting and could cause a digestive issue. If a Kong has ANY damage, throw it out.
- Please turn off the large fan, dishwasher, washer, and/or dryer whether or not the clothes/dishes are done when you leave. It is a fire hazard to leave them on unattended.
- 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.
REMEMBER TO TEXT JULIE ANY MEDICAL CONCERN
It is of utmost importance that Julie is alerted to any and every medical issue. If you cannot reach her and need someone immediately call Kelly. Contact info is posted in the room.
IF YOU BRING A DOG IN OR TAKE A DOG OUT, LEAVE A NOTE IN LOG!!!
Messes: Lucy, Topeka, Pretzel, Milo, Wendy, Dorff Meds given to Drako Everyone fed and ate, but Rocco did not eat PM food, but had empty bowl from AM in kennel Wendy had pooped in her kennel, and it looked like red toy or treat dye, not blood. Sent picture to Julie. When I took Wendy out, she had to zoomies, seems to be opening up more. YAY No escapes during shift from kennel. Very windy/chilly night, but pups seemed to enjoy. Dishes washed/emptied. 1 load laundry washed, dried. Driers need to be ran again. Toys cleaned, ISO sprayed. All trash… Read more »
Messes: Pretzel, Milo, Dorf
dogs fed
no meds
rooms cleaned
dishes in dishwasher are dirty
laundry cleaned and dried
iso cleaned
Messes Dorf, Pretzel, Lucy and the puppies. The puppies’ kennel was covered in poop as were they. I tried to clean them up before they were picked up for foster. Wendy’s first bowl movement was solid and blood free. But she pooped twice in her kennel and both times it had blood in it. Everyone ate except Rocco. I tried adding water his still wasn’t interested. Dorf ate part of the red hard rubber circle, evidence by laptop. He did not pass any tonight as far as I could see. The green netting blew off of part of the fence… Read more »
Messes: Dorff, Wendy, puppies, Pretzel, Lucy. Chores done, no med, dryers emptied, 2 loads laundry run, please restart dryers, 1 load dishes completed, yards scooped repeatedly, poop bags to dumpster, donations processed, toilet and sink cleaned, patio/Iso’s blown/bleached/rinsed. Everyone ate well. Puppies: mixed dry food with water and canned puppy food. They ate about 1/2 and seemed full. Left remainders in kennel. Next shift please dump. Rocko: didn’t touch various food options until I gave him Little Caesar’s, which he loved. Left some with him since he’s missed some meals. Trimmed Rocko’s nails as well as possible with his escalating… Read more »
messes: dorff, pretzel, milo, puppies, topeka drako med given everyone ate. wendy had a mushy poop halfway through shift that had a little blood. shes also drinking a lot of water. julie notified. her stomach/ribcage also looks bigger than when i saw her sunday and tuesday laundry ran but right dryer needs to be restarted, dishes ran and put away new dog rocko wouldnt eat. his nails are veryyy long, i asked julie if maybe while hes under for his neuter they could be clipped if anyone is wondering, milo has a groomer appointment set for monday evening. dont worry!… Read more »
We have a new doggy named Rocko! He is about a 1 1/2-year-old rat terrier mix!!!
Hey guys it’s Kelly. I’m not sure why some posts are not posting. Sometimes they pend approval but none are pending for me to approve? I guess when you go to post real quick copy all you’ve written and that way if you hit enter and it doesn’t post you can paste it and try again. Text me if you continue to have issues 225-324-8903
Messes: Milo, Pretzel, Dorff, Lucy, Wendy, Puppies
Frank was here with some space heaters until the AC guy came. Everyone’s warm now.
Chyanne came for a bit with momma dog.
Wendy escaped and was eating from Lucy’s food bag. Fortunately I had Drako who was very good and patient when he had to quickly go back outside.
Laundry & dishes done.
Yards scooped, bags plus recycles to the curb.
Iso sprayed.
Guess our post did not post for Wed Pm -yes we were there and did all the chores .
Messes abounded from the puppies and Dorff ! Everyone ate well and we left food for puppies and for a new dog Ashley brought in last night. Clothes in washer dried and put away. Both Topeka and Wendy did their usual indoor pees outside when outside -progress.
WED PM shift 3:20-6:30 PM
I did a detailed note but it’s awaiting approval, possible spam !?
messes: puppies, dorff, pretzel, topeka
everyone ate with pumpkin besides puppies. puppies didnt eat much of their food
meds given
everyone got lots of outside time
jinu to foster!!!
blayde came by and checked out our AC. the heat is out in the dog room. libby is aware and contacting our AC company, hopefully will be fixed tomorrow! cat room is fine though
left faucets dripping per chyanne
not enough dishes for a load. laundry done and put away
Messes: Dorff, Pretzel, Wendy, puppies.
Puppies’ bowls were empty when we got here. I stood by & made sure each nibbled a little but they didn’t each much more.
Another Wendy escape.
Yards scooped, bags to dumpster.
2 loads of laundry done, a few towels need another go in the dryer.
Isos sprayed
Messes: Lucy, Pretzel, puppies, Dorff, Wendy
Meds given
Puppies didn’t eat
Dishes and laundry are dirty. I thought the dishwasher was running the whole shift but it never ran. I’m sorry!
Please restart dryers
Iso sprayed
Puppies got towel baths
We might all need to get actual instructions on this dishwasher —on our last shift —arrival —-it was all lit up and running but after a few hours of the same —we opened it and no dishes were even in there!!😵💫
dogs have been fed and medicated
Joe is coming by tonight to fix washer
messes – puppies, dorff, pretzel, topeka eveyone ate, added pumpkin to food (except puppies), dorff and crosby got slow feeders All puppies ate fine, but Zoey waited until one other was in the run with her to eat any. Dishes and laundry are dirty. Right side dryer needs to restart The towel on the dryer with the scissors needs to be cut into a poop rag. My hand was starting to cramp after doing other towels lol but I can get it when I come back tomorrow pm -Sarah puppies chew on the pen, please keep an eye on them… Read more »
Messes: Puppies, Dorf, Wendy, Pretzel. Everyone but puppies ate. Puppies may have nibbled a bit. Gave them food with water at first but replaced it with dry food at the end. I left it for them to eat. Ran two loads of laundry through the washer. The washer still works, the handle it just really hard to move and needs a lot of elbow grease to move. I tried to lubricate it, but it’s still too stiff. I’ll try to look at getting it moving easier. Dryers need to be restarted. Meds given. Chores done. NOt enough dishes for a… Read more »
Thank you Joe! I didn’t think to WD40 the handle.
Messes: Dorrf, Wendy (once I let her out of wire cage), Pretzel, puppies Meds Given to Drako. Created new med sheet for him. Everyone ate well. Dorrf and Crosby slow feeders. Puppies were fed separately but were scared so put back together in run to feel safe and some nibbled. From the poop I saw, all normal. Washing machine still broke, tried to reset but didn’t work. Need to call for service. Poop bags to dumpster. Very rainy night, but pups still were able to go out. Set up the video camera on my phone and caught Dorff. He drinks… Read more »
The puppies have been brought to the shelter. We are keeping them in one kennel for the time being since they are so young (6 weeks). Make sure they are going in the puppy pen only and we are not sharing that space with anyone else. We want to make sure they are not having any exposure to any other dog. Please make sure to spray down with bleach after the shift. They will be fed 1 cup each of puppy food 2x a day. If there is any leftover they haven’t eaten, leave with them at the end of… Read more »
Messes: topeka, wendy, dorf, pretzel
dogs fed and medicated
not enough dishes to run
tried to starrt the laundry but couldnt close the door
Iso cleaned
Messes Dorff and Pretzel, over and over again during the shift. Everyone ate meds given chores done. I couldn’t get the handle to release on the washing machine. When you pressed the white button, nothing happened. Sorry about all the laundry. Thanks to Darian for helping out and I know the dogs enjoyed the attention. I had to tell the young boy next door to keep his hands away from the fence. Pretzel was in the yard, and she was particularly nippy tonight. Pretzel also tore down the green netting trying to get to him. I put it up as… Read more »
Messes: Dorff, Pretzel.
Chores done, med given, dryers and dishwasher emptied, 1 load laundry completed, yards scooped repeatedly, poop bags and big trash to dumpster, patio/iso’s blown, Iso’s bleached/rinsed, plants watered, donations processed.
Everyone ate well. Normal poops.
Crosby’s legs and tummy bathed after getting all muddy outside.
Cloudy but nice morning, everyone had lots of outside time in the muddy yards with play/loves.
Mesess Dorf
dogs fed and medicated
dishes cleaned
Laundry cleaned
rooms cleaned
pretzel had a kong in her room and was eating it, I left it on the counter
dogs have been fed and medicated
Made Lucy a feeding chart.
Messes: Dorff and Pretzel Meals: all ate well; fed Dorff in a slow feeder…took a whole 5 minutes to eat…lol Meds given Chores completed Laundry: (1) load washed/dried/put away Dishes: (1) load washed/dried/put away ISO’s and back patio bleached and sprayed clean Shelter swept Yards scooped and bags to dumpster Water for first messes ready Last minute breaks given Brushed all the dogs except Wendy who refused Refilled all indoor bleach bottles Rainy night; provided short/quick breaks **Tarek dropped Topeka off around 6pm; he said she ate dinner already. Also, he reported she’s on a special diet- her bag is… Read more »
We threw Drakos shirt away because we found him tearing it up in his kennel. It was in shreds.
I noticed it was missing, too.
Comet back from vet
Messes: Dorff, Wendy, Pretzel.
Chores done, med given, dryers emptied, 1 load dishes and 1 load laundry completed, yards scooped repeatedly, poop bags and many boxes to dumpster, sink and toilet scrubbed, patio/iso’s blown, iso’s bleached/rinsed, plants watered.
Everyone ate well. Normal poops.
Played/loved on everyone.
Very nice morning, lots of yard time for all! 🙂
Comet to vet for microchip.
Leiomy, now Lucy is back. As Sarah said she is very stressed. She was returned due to showing aggression to other dogs in the home. They also said that she has become worse with food aggression. Luna very excitedly left the shelter with her new mom.
Messes: Dorff, Luna. Comet almost held it but excited peed all over me when I put the leash on him
Drako got his meds
Long walk for Drako. Everyone else got lots of loves except for Dorff 🙁 Please give him some love tomorrow!
Pretzel is working on her leash skills for Krewe of Mutts. You can use Dorff’s pinch collar!
Dishes and laundry are dirty. Please restart dryers
Leiomy – now Lucy is very very stressed. Please give her some love too!
Luna to home check!
Messes: Dorf, Wendy, Pretzel, Luna
Everyone fed & medicated.
Dishes & laundry done.
No Wendy escapes and she was much more playful outside than I’ve seen.
Dorff & Luna moved back to their old kennels, temp ones wiped & mopped.
chyanne was here when we arrived so no messes
everyone was given a little bit of pumpkin puree with their meal, ok to do per chyanne
dorff loves eating his meal in a slow feeder. take away once hes finished though or he’ll start biting it
dishes done and put away
one load of laundry done and put away
everyone got lots of outside time
chyanne filled in some cracks/holes in dorff&lunas old kennels. they are now moved to other kennels to let the caulk dry!
wendy was given dewormer. found tapeworms in her stool
dogs have been fed and medicated
Don’t forget to leave some towels or blankets in Wendy’s kennel when locking her in there. Laying on that hard surface can cause damage to her joints and is very uncomfortable
Messes: Dorf a bunch, Pretzel, Wendy x 2
Meds given
Everyone ate.
Laundry in dryers needs restarted in the AM
Wendy did well when I was sitting in her run cleaning her kennel, seems to be opening up a little bit.
Wendy had a major poopcident in her wire kennel – took the poo covered towels to the outside trash.
Dishes put away.
Chores done.
Mop water made for AM,
Extra love for Wendy, Drako, Crosby, and Comet.
In the future, if you find any screws, bolts, nuts, etc. that look like they may have fallen out of something, please put them next to the computer. A screw fell out of Pretzle’s bed, but I found them.
Messes: Dorf, Wendy, Pretzel, Wendy, Luna
Meds Given.
Everyone ate.
Two loads of laundry run.
Dishes washed
Wendy was good and didn’t try to escape during the shift.
Chores done.
Isos sprayed.
It was cold today, so I didn’t leave the little ones out for too long.
Forgot to include this. Please be careful of what toys you take outside and bring all of them back in. Pretzel found a soft rubber ball and tried (but failed) to destroy it before I got it from her.
Messes: Dorrf (pee & poo with pieces of red toy in it), Wendy once taken out of wire kennel Everyone ate well. Gave Crosby slow feeder again. Meds given. 1 load laundry washed/dried. Dishes washed and put away. Toys cleaned, poop scoops all bleached and cleaned as best I could as poop was caked. Yards scooped. All trash to dumpster. Switched Wendy to a bigger kennel for more room. Had to reorganize ISO Room in the process. Sorry. Kept Wendy out of the wire kennel throughout shift and never attempted to escape. Did not poop all shift. Skippy staying the… Read more »
Messes: luna, pretzel, topeka, dorf, comet
dogs fed and medicated
dishes in the dishwasher are dirty
Laundry cleaned
everyone’s rooms cleaned
Messes Dorf and Pretzel. I let Wendy out of the little cage and she never once tried to escape. She did poop while we were outside. Everyone ate meds were given. Washed a load of dishes and laundry, Chores done, Nice night. Lots of outside time. Topeka was dropped off and is in the worst kennel possible. Pretzel, Buffy and Luna all lunge toward her kennel when they are exiting the kennel, just a word of warning
Dogs have been fed and medicated
yards scooped
lots of outside time
Crosby went on a walk
Messes: Dorf
Dogs fed and medicated
Cleaned everyone’s room
Dishes cleaned
Laundry done
dogs have been Fed and Medicated
Messes: Dorff and Luna; Chyanne was here when we arrived; she had taken most of the dogs out upon our arrival Meds given Meals: all ate well- happy plates! Dishes: (1) load washed/dried/put away Laundry: can load more Yards scooped, bags to dumpster Shelter swept Water for first messes ready Last minute breaks given Treats given Nice, cool night; lots of outside time for all- good evening! ** Olivia stopped by and gave walks to most of the pups tonight; thank you! ** Kelly picked up Rufus around 530PM to bring to his fur-every home- byeeeee Rufus, will miss you!… Read more »
Messes: Dorff, Pretzel, Rufus. Comet left a present inside is food bowl which I thought was impressive.
Meds given
Dishwasher & laundry ran
Yards scooped & bags in dumpster
I tried to give Wendy some freedom in her kennel & caught her in the act on the door so she spent most of the day in the kennel but I tried to give her more turns outside.
Messes: all but Crosby, Wendy, and Drako
Dishes are dirty
Not quite enough laundry to run a second load.
Laundry in dryers are still damp
Meds given
Quick shift due to the extra help!
Loves for all, Drako, Dorff, Pretzel, and Comet probably got the most attention though
Messes: Dorff, Wendy, Rufus, Pretzel.
Laundry & dishes done.
Yards scooped & outside water bowls cleaned/refilled.
I came inside after letting Drako out and Wendy was loose, she’d hopped over the kennel door. Put her in a kennel in a kennel per Chyanne. She also made me nervous with Buffy being so playful, so she only had one quick playgroup.
messes: dorff, rufus, wendy
wendy did not poop
dorff got his weekly bath
meds given
dishes done and put away
laundry washed/dried/put away
pb lick mat for luna
dorffs cloth bed had to be hosed down outside because it was caked in poop. its still outside drying, ok per chyanne. put blue bed back in his run for now, also ok per chyanne
Crosby back from vet. He has an ear infection and has 2 meds. Start the drops tonight and the pills in the morning.
dogs have been fed and medicated
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Messes: Dorf, Wendy, Pretzel, Rufus
Caught Dorff tearing at his bed. Swapped it with Luna’s aluminum one. Only problem is this one is cloth, Chayanne said she’s going to fix another one tomorrow. There is a chunk of plastic missing from the corner, I hope he didn’t swallow it. He is also drinking almost a full bucket of water in between shifts.
Gave Wendy the cherry pie looking toy and she chewed the edges off – might need to be restricted on her plastic toys to ones that have no edges.
Dishwasher run, dryers run
Messes: dorf (3x), Wendy, Rufus, Pretzel
Everyone ate well.
LAundry washed. Needs to be started in dryers
Dishes washed.
Chores done.
Pretzel had some blood splashes on her wall. Keep an eye on whether she bust her tail open.
Chyanne had me move Luna over one run, so she’s not right next to Pretzel.
Isos sprayed and sanitized.
Please watch Wendy if you put her out with Buffy and Comet. She seemed to get fed up with Buffy’s playing and bared her teeth at Buffy.
Messes: Dorrf, Wendy, Rufus, Pretzel Meds given to Drako I tried a slow feeder with Crosby and made a big difference. It is a spiral light blue one. Runs cleaned, Dorrf run was deep cleaned, including walls. Buffy was moved per Kelly H. do the corner by rufus due to her being terrified, skittish, and not eating. Once we moved her, she perked up and ate all of her food. Load of dishes washed. Not enough laundry to wash, but folded all that was in dryer. Brought in sheets from donations. Put to be washed. Toys disinfected. ISO not sprayed… Read more »