Signs! Read the Signs!

Well I'm settled into college life again and I think its time for a new post. This week we will be discussing signs. As mentioned previously and shown in pictures. Signs are very important, read the signs.

First, each dog has a name tag in Print and Braille which states its name, breed, color, sex, tattoo number, and neuter date. The name tags are colored to pertain to the reason the dog is in the kennels.
Blue=Training
Green=Puppy in Training
Yellow=Guide, or Retired Guide
Pink=Breeder
Tan=Staff Dog
Purple=CC

The doors on the outside part of the kennels also has name tags, stating simply and in large writing Name, Tatoo number, Breed, Color, Sex, and whether the dog has been fixed.

Other specifics are also added to each kennel, most are minor and fairly self explainatory. Special Feed, Water Schedule, Filth Eater, Bad Roomate, No Kong, No Fleece, Staff Only Handle.

Each kennel also has a number declaring the number of cups the dog is to be fed in the evening.
All dogs (who are not on special feed) recieve 2 cups of Science Diet Adult Lamb and Rice. In the evenings the dogs recieve 1-3 cups of the same, depending on their size, weight, metabolism, etc.
Most dogs get 1 or 2 cups, only a few dogs in each kennel require 3 cups at night in addition to their 2 cups in the morning.

Signs not attached to the kennels are equally important. One board declares the scedule for the week. This includes who is in each kennel each day, any special meetings, of if any CWTs are scheduled to go out with Instuctors to help train.

The med boards are very inportant and are reffered to hundreds of times each day. The med boards state which meds need to be given to which dogs and how many times a day. Boxes are placed next to each medication. When a certain dose is given, the box is crossed so that everyone knows it has been done. At the bottom of each med board is a space for vet checks. CWTs and often Instructors will place a dogs name here to indicate that it needs to see the vet to check a health problem or to recheck a prevoius problem. Also at the bottom is a space for notes pertaining to the kennel.

Another sign states the number of bowls that need to be scooped each morning and evening. It would say something like this.
AM- 54
PM 1- 23
PM 2- 28
PM 3- 3
This means that 54 bowls will need to be prepared in the morning for the 54 dogs in the kennel(not including special feed dogs). 23 dogs will need bowls prepared with 1 cup of food, 28 bowls are needed that hold 2 cups of food, and 3 dogs will need bowls that hold 3 cups of food. This way, CWTs know how many bowls to prepare. On the cart are cards with clips declaring the special feed dog's names and feed types/amounts. These will be clipped to the bowls holding the cordinating food so it is known what food occupies the bowl and who it is going to.

Another sign says the number of bones that need to be placed outside each quad in the community runs. Each quad's community run requires 5 bones in addition to one for each dog.

Finally, labels state the contents of each drawer in the middle section.
Every sign and label is writtin in both Print and Braille so that visually impaired employees and volunteers can also read them.