Dog Room Shift Log
- 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.
Dog Room Coordinator
Concerning the Shift/Dog Room, Scheduling: Chyanne Edgar, chyanne.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. That said we do recognize that not everyone wishes to speak up for fear of consequences and wanted to give you a way in which to relay your message anonymously. We do ask for name and email, but that is only if you wish, and remind you that if we don’t have your information we cannot answer your query directly. Further, you should know that if you do report something against someone for inappropriate behavior that disrupts the organization or endangers the dogs, your information would be kept private from the accused regardless of if submitted anonymously or not.
Things to Remember: Updated 2/21/18
- 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. This is in the Dog 101, it encourages grazing. Give them the shift to eat, if they do not, pick it up.
- 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, this poses an obstruction issue if the dog breaks off pieces and swallows it – Proper cleaning method is by soaking in bleach water in the sink and then rinsed until there is no bleach smell. Do not leave the toys to soak between shifts. They need to be cleaned, rinsed and laid out to dry.
- 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. If a cycle of the dishwasher is unable to be run, please hand wash the dishes in the bathroom and lay out on a towel over one for the wire crates to dry for the next shift. Please do not leave an excessive amount of dishes for the following shift.
- A Note on Doggy Field Trips: Please contact Julie and/or Chyanne 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 and make sure they don’t have appointments etc, that it’s appropriate for that specific dog, that you have the code to get in and out and that you’re fully trained. 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 plan something for multiple dogs there must be one handler per dog, approved by us.
REMEMBER TO TEXT JULIE ANY MEDICAL CONCERN,
If you cannot reach her and need to speak to someone immediately
call Charles Beard. Contact info is posted in the room.
Shift done, sorry I didn’t get to scoop the yard or run the dishwasher.
Adoptions: had several good perusers, promised to come back with kids/dogs/etc so we’ll see, keep your fingers crossed! Dexter has gone into foster with Daisy and her oster thankfully! Poor thing was so so so terrified being back here today. Chupy is spnding night, will pick up Sunday
Messes Lavender and Norma Jean. Lavender and Topeka both had loose stool, outside. Everyone ate, meds given, chores done. Savannah worked with Norma Jean on sit, stay and down. She did not comprehend down. She stayed for about 5 seconds.
Messes: Lavender, Topeka, Norma Jean, Nugget.
Chores done, meds administered, 1 load dishes and 1 load laundry completed, yards scooped, poop bags to dumpster, donations processed, Iso’s bleached/rinsed, trimmed dead leaves off of lillies,
Everyone ate well.
Lauren did training with Norma Jean and Gwen.
Messes: Lav, Nugget
Everyone ate except for Nugget. She only ate half her food
Meds given
Laundry dried and put away
dishes in machine are clean
Kennels cleaned.
dogs fed and medicated
Buddy was pooping a lot outside and he pooped in his kennel. inside was normal
topeka had loose stool
Messes: Topeka, Nugget, Pete, and Lavender Meals: all ate well; Nugget urinated in food bowl when he was done (our tip for feeding him lol) Med: Given –even Buddy Lavender had bowel in her kennel and peed X3 in there?? Soft poop-Daffodil, Topeka, and Norma Jean Not enough dishes for a load-can load more Laundry: (1) load washed/dried/put away Shelter Swept Walk for Jack and Topeka—- Brushed Violet ISO’s bleached/rinsed **Buddy has cut on nose from rolling the big red ball in yard; he seems unbothered. I cleaned it well and applied triple antibiotic cream (Neosporin) and monitored the rest… Read more »
Messes: Lavender, Norma Jean, Nugget, Topeka.
Chores done, meds administered, 1 load dishes completed, not enough laundry for a load, yards scooped, poop bags to dumpster, Iso’s bleached/rinsed, outside plants returned to their areas (had been taken in for frost).
Everyone ate well.
Lots of soft stool in yards. Topeka’s was normal.
Beautiful morning, lots of outside time.
Messes: Lavender, Jack, Nugget
Meds given
Not enough dishes or laundry to run
Pete tore a rubber toy. Marked that off his sheet
Iso sprayed
Training with Gwen and NJ went well! ***Please remember to mark on the enrichment chart by the computer what you practiced with each dog! It helps to know what they’ve been working on*
Mop water for first messes out
Messed: Nugget, Topeka, & Lavender
Gwen threw up in her kennel
Meds Given
Everyone ate! (including Nugget!!)
Chores done
Yards Scooped
Laundry and Dishes done – laundry in the washer is dirty
isos bleached and rinsed
Greg came by to work on the lock on Norma Jeans Kennel – its been bolted and tightened
Worked on training with Gwen and Norma Jean – they both did such a good job
Messes: Lavender and Nugget Nugget, Jack, and Gwen went to LSU event in their cute lil jackets! They didn’t eat until they got back at like 7:30, so we left Nuggets since he didn’t eat it all before we left Meds given Worked on Norma Jean’s training with the pinch collar and with “sit” commands. Thank you Chyanne for the walk through! Dishes loaded, ran, and emptied. Dryers emptied, laundry ran and put in dryer, will need to be folded, and left one will need to be re-run Violet’s bed had a crack in the top left corner so we… Read more »
Dogs have been fed and medicated
also found a drone in the front yard. left it on the counter
Messes: surprisingly none but I did get here at 3 though meds given. Left out a muzzle for Buddy. His hot spot btw is on the inside of his right thigh. You might wanna take him out of his kennel when you are doing it. He likes to hide in his kennel. Chupy was taken back into foster. Cecelia, Jack, Daff and Lavender all went to the la divina event. Lauren and I worked on training with Gwen to help with her overly rambunctiousness. Norma Jean is to be taken in and out on a pinch collar from now on.… Read more »
Messes: Chupy, Nugget, lavender, Topeka
Everyone but chupy and nugget ate.
Meds given.
chores done.
dishes started.
Pete chewed up his bed. Don’t give him another one.
Please keep an eye out for the screws on Norma jean’s run. They’re getting loose. Theres a screwdriver in the toolbox to tighten it.
Shift done. Put out xmas stockings
messes: lavender, Topeka, Nugget and Chupy
meds given. Force fed Chupy hers.
Nugget and Chupy slow to eat. Chupy likes eating hers on her bed
yards scooped
washed the outside water bowels
Nugget threw up on his bedding
Cecelia snapped her chain that locked her kennel from the inside.
Found a lot of liquid stool outside in the front yard
Messes Lavender (soft stool), Norma Jean, Topeka and Chuppy. Everyone ate quickly. Meds given, Chuppy ate her’s with no problem. Chores done. Cool night everyone except for Chuppy and Nugget seem to enjoy their time outside.
Messes: Lavender, Norma Jean, Topeka, Chupy. Chores done, meds given, 1 load dishes completed, not enough laundry for a load, yards scooped, poop bags to dumpster, Iso’s bleached/rinsed. Everyone ate well except Chupy only ate about 1/2. Put her pill down her throat. Gave Daffodil and Lavender towel baths after playing outside. Moved Nugget with Julie’s permission to get him out of the dark corner. Lavender and Daffodil’s food increased to 2 1/2 cups per Julie. They were looking skinny. Drizzly morning, but not as cold. Plenty of outside time for all doggies except Chupy. Used the last of the… Read more »
Thanks for moving Nugget —the “sheriff “ needs to be in a place where he can see what is going on. I’m sure he appreciates it and will be so happy 😂
messes: Lavender – poop and pee
Chores done. Meds given. Choupy didn’t really eat and she wouldn’t take her doxy.
Messes: Norma Jean, Lavender, Topeka.
Chores done, meds given, 1 load dishes completed, not enough laundry for a load, yards scooped and poop bags to dumpster, Iso’s bleached/rinsed.
Everyone ate well.
Chilly morning, limited outside time for small dogs.
Ashley brought Honey and her tiny, adorable puppies by to pick up puppy food.
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Messes: Topeka; Lavender; and Chupy- Topeka had loose stool 3x tonight
Meals: All ate well, except Chupy. Tried hand-feeding; left food bowl in kennel because she didn’t eat
Meds: given; had to open Chupy’s mouth and place at back of throat- she swallowed
ISO’s bleached and sprayed clean
Yards scooped; bags taken to dumpster
Dishes: can load more
Laundry: 1 load washed/dried/put away
Walks: Jack, Buddy, Topeka, and short walk for Violet
Lots of outside time for all
Water for first messes ready
Shelter swept
Last minute breaks given
Treats given
Messes: Norma Jean, Lavender, Topeka, Chupy.
Chores done, meds given, all kennels cleaned (including walls), 1 load dishes completed, not enough laundry for a load, contents of dryers completed, yards scooped, poop bags to dumpster, donations processed, toilet and sink cleaned, lots of misc. cleaning, Iso’s bleached/rinsed.
Everyone ate well, Chupy, too, after sitting with her. I put her pill down her throat.
Lavender looks skinny.
Norma Jean’s kennel latch has some loose screws. One is stripped out. Put a zip tie to help secure until something more permanent can be done.
Beautiful morning, lots of outside time.
Messes: Lavender, Topeka, Chupy
Meds given
Chupy didn’t eat so she didn’t get the meds mixed in with her wet food. Julie is aware. Since it has her meds I’m going to leave it with her overnight.
Not enough dishes to run
One load of laundry washed.
Dryers need to restart
Water for first messes
Messes: Chupy, Topeka, Lavender, Cecelia, Norma Jean
Everyone ate except Chupy (including Nugget!!)
Meds Given
Chores Done
Laundry Done – Laundry in the washer is dirty
Dishes Done
Yards Scooped
Isos bleached and rinsed
Treats given
Messes: NONE! Long report, but important: -Chupy is back. She needs one of her pills (they are already cut in half). I made a new med sheet for her. You have to crush the pill and mix it in with some wet food. The wet food is in the fridge. I did drop the pill and we couldn’t find it at all, so we are one short Julie. -Chyanne was here and we looked at the kennel setup, because Lavender’s kennel truly just stinks so bad and it’s because of the poop getting into the concrete blocks. We put her… Read more »
also, Jack broke the inside chain on his kennel… there was no incident and everything was fine, but he got a little too excited to go on a walk and broke the chain
messes: Topeka and Cecelia had very loose stool.
meds given
dryer needs to be restarted
Be careful in the backyard. A few of the dogs had already started to dig those holes back up.
Also pete is showing signs of stress. Shaking, drooling, whining. I thought he was getting better but maybe he just needs a little extra attention this week.
A few things I wanted to mention about today was that there is a box of cut up towels in the cabinet where the bowls go on the top shelf for poop rags. That way you don’t have to dig for half towels just grab them out the bix, and if you see any towels that are tattered and you cut it up just toss them in there too. The second was I out the canned and iD canned food etc in that cabinet on the bottom shelf. We thoroughly cleaned out the iso room and the shed as well… Read more »
Either Topeka or Lavender had loose stool this evening. Most likely Topeka since she had loose stool this afternoon as well during cleaning. meds given A few of the volunteers and a fraternity, ATO, did an amazing job during cleaning day! One of the things we redid was the chain used to hook the door in to prevent a dog from escaping while you are in there with them. It is a bit long though so please make we are hooking it back to the metal loop attached to the wall. That prevents the dogs from damaging it or accidently… Read more »
Messes: Lavender, Topeka and Cecelia had loose stool. Pete peed in his kennel.
meds given
Norma jean done with clavacillin
Everyone ate except Nugget
Tennis ball found in yard this morning make sure we’re bringing them back in
dishes ran
Laundry done
Yards scooped
Shift done. It was med day. Chores done. Pups were very good and got lots of outside time.
Adoptions dead sadly.
Messes: Topeka and Lavender both had SO much runny poop, everywhere. It took forever to get it cleaned up. We’re keeping them together outside. Should we keep them in ISO maybe? There was runny poop in their yard. Meds given Woman came at 11 to get voucher for cat spay. I told her to come back between noon-4 when adoption people are here, she’s going to run errands and come back. I left her printed email and a pink post it on the keyboard. Dishes ran and put away. Laundry ran and put away. Both yards scooped. Trash and litter… Read more »
Messes Lavender, and Norma Jean. Topeka before we could get her out and Jack peed once he came back inside. Chores done. Everyone but Nugget ate, meds given. The rock pile spooked some of the dogs and they barked at it. Lots of outside play time for all. This is the 3rd week in a row that I have had to tighten the screws on Norma Jeans latch on her kennel. The screws keep backing themselves out. Keep an eye on it. If it becomes too loose she is going to be able to push through the kennel door.
Messes: Lavender Topeka, Nugget, Norma Jean
Meds Given
Everyone ate except Nugget
Chores done
Laundry in the washer is dirty
Dishes done
Yards Scooped
Isos Bleached and rinsed
Shelter Swept
New water outside
Treats given
messes: Lavender
meds given and fed
laundry done but needs to be dried
dishes washed
treats given
dogs fed and medicated
Topeka had normal stool
Messes: Lavender–again–poop all over walls and pooped again during shift,, Topeka-dried poop on the floor and walls from where she ATE IT
Food: All ate well
Meds given
Dishes washed and put away, some donations processed
Towels in the dryers folded and put up
Laundry can load more
Five bags of poop to the dumpster
Shelter swept
Wet night –so a lot of short in and outs for all. Brushed Jack and Violet, Buddy played ball
Last min breaks and treats
Water for first messes
Messes: NJ, Lav, Topeka
Meds given
One load of laundry done. The towels in there now are dirty
Dryers need to restart
Dishes are dirty
Not a lot of outside time due to the rain, but gave everyone a last minute potty break
Messes: Lavender, Norma Jean, and Topeka
Everyone ate
Meds Given
Trash taken out
yards scooped
isos bleached and rinsed
Topeka had very loose stool and had drank more water than usual.
Everyone ate except nugget
Messes: Lavender, and then there was some dried vomit on Nugget’s towel. It was yellow and a little bile-y, I texted Julie. Pete also has pink irritated front paws, potentially from allergies or rubbing up on the kennel, Julie is aware of that too. Honey went to her foster mom’s house! She’s about to pop! Lavender has been super anxious, she would periodically freak out and jump all around her kennel, howling and banging around Super super rainy and muddy shift, we tried our best to keep them dried off as they came in, but this created a lot of… Read more »
Messes: Lavender, Topeka, Norma Jean
All meds given
Everyone ate, Honey ate throughout the shift and still had a little left
Left her bowl with her
Unloaded dishwasher
Washer and dryers run, laundry in washer needs to be dried, laundry in dryers needs to be folded
Stuffed toys left out to dry so they can be donated
Shift went smoothly overall
Hello all, we are in need of a big cleaning day to clean out and organize iso, the shed, the cat room office, etc, as well as spread gravel in the back yard as we’ll be getting a delivery to fill in holes this week. We would like to do so on Sunday Nov 19th at noon until 3 or so. We would welcome any and all friends, boyfriends/girlfriends, husbands/wives, family members you’d like to bring as well! We will provide snacks and drinks! Please let me know either by email or text, kelly.caaws@gmail.com or 225-324-8903.
Messes: Lavender, Topeka, Nugget, Honey
Everyone but Honey and Nugget. Nugget hadn’t eaten the food that was left in his kennel last night either .
MEds given.
I cleaned as many runs as I could.
Dishwasher run.
Shift done. Topeka is good to go out with Lavender again.
Adoptions: Oakley who went into foster last weekend finalized an adoption today, foster mommy said i cannot let go!!
messes: lavender, Topeka, Honey
Honey and nugget slow to eat
meds given
yards scooped
dishes in dishwasher are clean
topeka kept peeing in her kennel
Messes Lavender, Honey and Topeka. Everyone ate except Honey. Meds given chores done. Gwen grabbed the leash and got aggressive wanting to play tug. Sorry about the laundry, cat room did not bring in laundry until late. Lots of outside time.
Honey ate at the last minute
Messes: Honey and Lavender
Meds Given
Everyone ate except Honey and Nugget
Chores Done
Yards Scooped
Towels in the dryer will need to be run
Isos Bleached and Rinsed
Messes” Topeka, violet, nugget, Lav
meds given
laundry washed but needs to be dried
chores done