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: Pretzel, Zoey (Adoptions must have rotated out since there were not a lot of messes)
Everyone ate well. Meds given. Normal poop for all.
Yards scooped repeatedly. Poop bags and large trash to dumpster.
(1) load laundry washed, driers need to be restarted. Forgot to start dishwasher.
Lots of outside/play time was had. Beautiful night.
Newbie: Patches (female). Very friendly and loving but terrified. Gave her a Malaseb bath as she had dead fleas and skin issues on her ears. Did not poo or pee throughout shift.
Last minute breaks and treats given.
Adoptions dead. No one came. Thems the breaks sadly. Outfitted all the dogs with breakaway collars so they at least have identification. Do not try to grab this collar and think you have control of them, they are meant to break away at any pressure which will save them from being strangled if they ever got caught on something. Continue to use a harness for walking. Dorff now has a training protocol. He’s a sweet goober but a big one and doesn’t have many manners. He can also be quite toy possessive so we should try to get a handle… Read more »
Messes: Dorff, Wendy, Pretzel, Zoey, Drako ate & puked grass first thing.
Meds given.
Dishes & laundry x2 done.
Yards swept, bags to dumpster.
Iso sprayed.
Treats given
Messes Dorff, Pretzel and Zoey. Wendy peed before we could get her out. Wendy’s stool was soft when she went outside. Everyone ate and meds were given. Chores done sorry about the laundry. There wasn’t much to begin with, but such is the wonder of Dorff and his amazing bladder. Lots of outside time. The fan in the front over Drako and Lucy’s kennel is making a sound like it wants to take flight.
Should be Cori and Rory Friday 5-8 pm
Messes: Doeff, Wendy. Pretzel, Zoey.
Chies done, meds given, 1 load dishes and 1 load laundry completed, yards scooped repeatedly, poop bags to dumpster, patio/iso’s bleached/rinsed, plants watered, sink and toilet cleaned, all kennels deep cleaned.
Everyone ate well. Normal poops.
Rocco loved rolling the ball around the yard. Pretzel loved playing with the tire/rope toy (supervised).
Beautiful morning, the dogs were all in great, playful moods. Lots of outside time and loves/play for all! 🙂
Messes: Zoey, Wendy (Dorff didn’t make a mess!!)
Chores done
everyone fed and medicated
iso cleaned
Messes: Dorff, Wendy, Pretzel, Zoey, Celine Meds given Laundry & dishes done. Yards scooped, bags to the dumpster. Outside waters washed & refilled. Celine chewed off pieces of her rubber cube toy. I marked rubber on her sheet. I don’t know if she ate any, kept an eye out for neon yellow rubber in stools. Pretzel loved a muddy puddle but hated the hose off. The hole is covered now. An older gentleman dropped off 4 big bags of food, I put them in the kennel by Topeka. Hosed down Zoey’s (I think) bed & left it on the table… Read more »
Messes: Dorff; Wendy; Pretzel; Zoey; and Celine
Meds given
Meals: all ate well
Chores completed
Dishes: (1) load washed/dried/put away
Laundry: (1) load washed/dried/put away
Shelter swept
Yards scooped; bags to dumpster
ISO’s/back patio bleached and cleaned
Water for first messes ready
Loves, cuddles, and brushed all the pups tonight
Treats given
Last minute breaks given
Messes: Dorff, Wendy, Zoey, Pretzel, Lucy.
Chores done, meds given, 1 load dishes and 1 load laundry completed, yards scooped repeatedly, poop bags to dumpster, recycling bin back from curb, refilled dogfood bin and bleach spray bottles, cleaned sink and toilet, Iso’s bleached/rinsed, refreshed outside water buckets, deep cleaned all kennels, plants watered.
Everyone ate well. Normal poops.
Nice morning, lots of outside time for all with loves on the run.
Messes: Zoey, Celine, Pretzel, Dorff, Wendy
Meds given
Dishes and laundry are dirty
Lots of love for everyone! Enrichment chart updated
The yellow towel on the dryer was the only one still a little damp. Hopefully it will be dry in the morning!
Iso sprayed
Messes: Dorff, Wendy, Pretzel, Zoey
Ran the washer, dryer needs to run.
Got a lot to do today so I got to go. Everyone is fed, meds done.
messes: zoey, pretzel, dorff, wendy
meds given
not enough laundry for a load
dishes in dishwasher are clean
everyone got plenty of outside time
Dorffs house was pretty clean this morning, so was Wendys. Messes in the puppy and Pretzels house.
Gave meds. Everyone ate well. Ran 2 loads laundry. Ran dishwasher. Everyone had about one hour outdoor time. Everything went well.
messes: zoey, dorff
dogs fed and medicated
chores done
everyone got cuddles and time outside
Sorry I forgot to make notes at Adoptions yesterday. I’m here today to deliver Mira to her new home. We put up Plexiglass inside Wendy’s kennel in the hopes that it would make it impossible for her to climb her run and no longer be stuck inside of a kennel inside of her run. If she is still able to put the kennel back in and we will try to find another idea. Safety first.
I wanna try again having a bed for wendy. Now that she’s not limited to a kennel in her run I hope she won’t soil it now that she can move around. If she reads it up it keeps working it well remove it again. Put in her kennel at 2pm Sunday. I
Messes: Dorff, Pretzel, Puppies
Everyone ate well.
rained the whole shift. Not much time outside.
Chores done.
Laundry washed. Needs drying.
Dishes run.
Dorff Puked up some pieces of a rubber toy. He swallowed one before we could get it. Please keep an eye out for it and note how he’s doing. Please don’t give him soft rubber toys.
Joe, did he have a soft rubber toy in his run from Sat PM? I swear all he had was hard bones and the 2 outside plastic balls.
Messes: Dorff, Pretzel Everyone ate well. Dorff was fed in the large slow feeder. Refilled Topeka food container. All meds given. All dishes washed and put away. 1 load laundry washed and dried. Lucy’s blanket in the wash. All dogs spent ALOT of time outside as I knew rain was on the way. Celine played with her 2 pups and then separate remainder of shift. Toys bleached. Gave Dorff 2 big outside balls. He seems to like those. Running out of ideas. His jaws are so strong. Lucy loves balls. Puppies need soft toys as they teeth, in my opinion.… Read more »
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