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WHAT TO DO IF SOMEONE TRIES TO LEAVE A DOG WITH US
WHAT TO DO IF YOU FIND ABANDONED DOGS AT OUR SHELTER
(e.g. dumped there overnight)
HOW TO WALK A SINGLE DOG FROM A GROUP YARD
HOW TO PREPARE YARDS FOR TICK SPRAYING
WHAT TO DO IF A DOG IS NOT EATING DURING FEEDING
WHAT TO DO IF A DOG ESCAPES FROM A YARD
WHAT TO DO IF A DOG ESCAPES FROM YOU ON AN OUTSIDE WALK
HOW TO ENTER & EXIT OUR CATTERY
HOW TO ENTER & EXIT OUR QUARANTINE AREA
LAUNDRY WORK BASICS
WHAT TO DO IF VOLUNTEERS ARRIVE TO WALK DOGS DURING YOUR WORKING DAY
HOW TO MEASURE A DOG ACCURATELY
MAIN FEEDING/WATERING BASICS
OUR DAILY WORKFLOW EXPLAINED
HOW TO ENTER & EXIT A DOG YARD
(without letting a dog escape)
DOG WALKING BASICS
WALKIE TALKIE BASICS
WHAT TO DO IF YOU SEE A PROBLEM WITH A SHELTER FENCE, YARD OR DOG
THESE ARE THE AREAS THAT RELEVANT SENIOR PEOPLE NEED TO COVER IN THE FORM OF A STEP BY STEP CHECKLIST AND/OR VIDEOS/PHOTOS & THESE WILL BE TAUGHT/RE-TAUGHT EACH WEEK ON SITE (FEEL FREE TO ADD OTHERS OR MODIFY WHAT’S HERE)
* what to do if a fight breaks out in a yard
* what to do if someone comes to the shelter trying to give us a dog or dogs
* what to do if a dog escapes from its yard
* what to do if a dog gets away from you on an outside walk in the fields
* how to accurately measure dogs
* how to complete all needed work in the laundry if you are assigned there
* our quarantine procedures
* our cattery procedures
* walking dogs basics (e.g. keep them away from other walking dogs and yard fences as dogs have been triggered by the passing parade)
* what to do if volunteers arrive unexpectedly during our work and they want to walk dogs
* food container procedures
* the natural cycle of work for each area e.g. right side is poo picked every day during feeding IF we have more than 3 in that team, left side should be all be poo picked twice a week in afternoons by workaway team, staff room fridge and microwave should be cleaned once a week, coffee machines area daily during staff room cleaning, deworming once a month etc – these all have a natural best cycle
* which forgotten interior areas need constant checking e.g. all of suzi storage, rooms opposite laundry entrance where rexy likes to poo
FROM MARTI:
Before we had a rule that you could not take out one dog for a walk from a yard with multiple dogs.
That is not an issue and could be changed as long as you follow basic rules when taking the dog out and bringing it back.
Notify your Team Leader that this will be happening.
1. Enter the yard and leash all dogs (A MUST)
2. Put a harness on the dog you are taking for a walk.
If weather allows, all remaining dogs will stay leashed.
If too cold or too hot get a second person with you to unleash the dogs after you take out the dog need. Advise that person when you intend to come back. Arrange with him/her to leash back the dogs 5 minutes before your arrival.
3. Before you come back in the yard all dogs MUST be leashed already. Enter the yard.
4. Let the walked dog have water. Give him/her a minute to settle, unleash him/her.
5. Unleash all dogs in the yard.
– Be polite but firm.
– Discreetly, try to get a photo of their car license plate without them seeing that you are taking a photo with your phone.
– Inform them that we are overflowing with dogs, are way above our dog capacity and have no room to accept any new cases.
– Tell them to try other organizations like Animal Rescue Sofia and Pet Sisters (findable on Facebook) who may have space.
– Encourage them not to give up or dump the dog but also to try the power of social media – to write a touching post with good photos/videos and to share it in the many Sofia groups that are popular for animal help.
Любезно се обяснява че в момента сме със запълнен капацитет и нямаме места.
Насочете ги да се свържат с други организации като Animal Rescue Sofia, Пет Систърс и тн. Насочете ги към това да опитат да потърсят дом за кучето чрез социалните мрежи – да напишат емоционален пост със снимки и да го разпространят в големи групи/страници за помощ на живони.
We are morally obliged to take them in as they won’t survive on their own in a completely new territory or if they are puppies:
1. Take photos and videos from different angles WITHOUT touching the dog(s).
Photos and videos are needed:
a) to help us find out who did this, if we can;
b) to use on social media so we can find financial support and adopters; and,
c) for our media archive
2. If we have room in quarantine you put the dog(s) immediately there and inform the manager/director via the EDM VET CHAT and the vet in person if we have one on shift. /DO NOT take the animal/animals inside before you get a response from the chat/
3. If no room in the quarantine the vet should advise who of the current patients we can move elsewhere.
4. If no vet is available at the moment to perform the necessary tests treat the dog(s) in quarantine as if we have a contagious infectious disease. Use gloves, shoe covers and overalls till tests and results are clear and disinfect properly.
Call Ivanka ONLY if the abandoned dog(s) is in really bad shape, profusely bleeding or has a severe opened wound or in general seems it is suffering greatly and needs urgent vet care. In such case our vet should be informed immediately as well.
IF UNSURE WHAT TO DO, CALL YOUR TEAM LEADER OR SENIOR STAFF THERE e.g. ANI, TERRY, LINK
BG VERSION:
Това е напомняне за протокола на действие, при изоставяне на куче/кучета пред приюта.
/очевидно сме морално задължени да ги приберем, тъй като не биха оцелели навън в изцяло непозната територия, също така много често изоставените кучета са бебета/
1. Наравете снимки и видео от различни ъгли, без да пипате или местите кучето/кучетата. Това ни тряба за :
а) да ни помогне да открием кой го е направил
б) за социалните мрежи, където ще го представим на нашите дарители и потенциални осиновители
в) архив
2. Ако имаме място в карантинно помещение, животното се прибира там, преди това задължително се информират мениджъра/директора на приюта, както и ветеринарния лекар/техник на смяна. Ако изброените не са на място в приюта, ги информирате в чата EDM VETS. /НЕ прибирайте жишотното, без да са ви дали обратен отговор/.
3. Ако няма свободно място в карантинното помещение, се обсъжда кой може да бъде преместен, за да се настани новото животно.
4. Ако няма наличен ветеринарен лекар/техник в момента, който да направи необходимите тестове и манипулации с които да провери дали кучето не е инфекциозно и опасно, използвайте ръкавици, калцуни и еднократни халати докато не се тества и не се уверим че е безопасно да се работи с него нормално.
Ticks are a big problem at the shelter as they carry many harmful diseases for dogs (and people) so periodic spraying for them is vital.
When getting ready for spraying, we do these things:
1. The day before the spraying, we remove all food bowls after feeding and store them inside (Building 10 tools area will be fine)
2. We move all (summer) plastic pools and buckets to the middle of each yard that will be sprayed
3. Just before the spraying starts, we empty all buckets and turn them upside down
4. Once spraying is completed in a yard, we wash the buckets out with a hose, refill the water and put it back in its normal place in each yard
IF UNSURE WHAT TO DO, CALL YOUR TEAM LEADER OR SENIOR STAFF THERE e.g. ANI, TERRY, LINK
BG VERSION:
Протокол при дезинсекция срещу кърлежи:
1. В предходния ден се прибират всички купи за храна, след храненето.
2. Кофите с вода и басейните се местят в средата на дворовете
3. Преди да започне пръскането, басейните и кофите с вода се изпразват и се обръщат на обратно.
4. След като приключи обработването се изплакват с вода и се пълнят отново.
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IF UNSURE WHAT TO DO, CALL YOUR TEAM LEADER OR SENIOR STAFF THERE e.g. ANI, TERRY, LINK
Protocol is has alway been when a dog is not eating:
1. Try mixed with wet food
2. If still not eating Try only wet food
3. If still not eating, inform the vet team
IF UNSURE WHAT TO DO, CALL YOUR TEAM LEADER OR SENIOR STAFF THERE e.g. ANI, TERRY, LINK
BG VERSION:
Протоколът е еднакъв всеки път:
1 – Опитайте да миксирате суха и мокра храна
2 – Ако шсе още не с храни – опитайте да предложите само мокра храна
3 – Ако не желае само мокра храна – информирайте ветеринарния лекар.