Dog Intake

Dog intake begins when the animals arrive at the sanctuary. Intake is completed when the animals have been examined, vaccinated, treated for any immediate problems and housed in runs.
The intake process also includes the recording of data about the animal, both on paper and in an electronic database.

Animal arrives at front gate.

Click any linked text area in this page to read additional details about the process.
Click the video links to watch a typical dog intake.

Moved to temporary intake area, watered, allowed to relieve, re-kenneled in runs. Sick/injured to triage.

Runner takes dogs 1-by-1 to intake area.

In the video above, volunteers help unload cats and dogs who were brought up by truck from New Orleans. The dogs will be taken to the "Ellis Island" intake area and kenneled there until morning.

Physical processing of animal

Assign BF number

Digital photo for web

Polaroid for paperwork

Record physical description of animal (species, breed, age, sex, size, color, coat/ear/eye info, markings) on intake form

Scan for chip

Record chip# if detected, or chip animal & scan to confirm

Brief physical exam

Vaccinate for rabies

Give capstar; apply advantix

De-worm

Record all details of examination on treatment or intake form

All papers that came in with animal attached to BF paperwork. Details of found location copied to BF intake form.

BF# engraved on tag: tag goes on collar with chip tag

Distemper vaccination

In the video above, two Best Friends staff work with Dr. Charlie, a volunteer veterinarian, to muzzle a frightened dog so that he can be examined for intake.

Their gentle approach works wonders with this dog, who is ready to make friends by the end of the process.

(Note: this video is silent.)

Runner takes dog to home kennel as assigned by kennelmaster. BF number & behavior notes written on dry erase board on run.

The video above shows the various steps in a typical dog intake.

Processing of data

Paperwork goes to office

Digital photos downloaded into database

Polaroid photos attached to intake forms

All data from intake forms and significant details from treatment forms entered into BF intake databases

Animals added to Petfinder

Original copy of paperwork filed in notebook in office. Duplicate filed in ziplock bag in office.

Kennel cards created for runs.

Daily care of dog begins.

Transcripts and descriptions of videos.

	Last update: December 11, 2005 Comments to: Mary Miller mlmiller@uga.edu Created November 2005 URL= http://www.arches.uga.edu/~mlmiller/project/tylertown/dogintake.htm
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