Operations
Daily Schedule
Pet Companions Bed & Biscuit  ·  271 Main St, Reading MA
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Today's team
Team Today's shift schedule
Review on arrival
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Receive 2 leashes + charged walkie — plug in earpiece. Review daily binder: floor schedule, dog management, boarding arrivals/departures, enrichment, grooming, roll call, cleaning checklists.
Name Shift Break Reviewed ✱
Erik 8:00 PM – 6:00 AM (overnight)
Andrew 6:00 AM – 1:00 PM 10:00 AM
Ally 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM 10:30 AM
Vasiliki 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM 12:30 PM
Joseph 1:00 PM – 8:00 PM 3:00 PM
Dan 1:00 PM – 6:30 PM 3:30 PM

✱ Initials in the Reviewed column confirm the team member has read the Daily Schedule, Dog Handling sheet, Check-In/Out sheet, and all Slack communications (which includes Notion activity notifications) since their last shift.

Shift blocks
5–6 AM Wake-up & Daily Setup
Erik → Andrew handoff
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6–9 AM Doors Open · Overnight–AM Huddle
Andrew 6 AM · Ally 7 AMArrivals: Teddy Bear, Dusty, Jackson, Finn, Sadie
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Good outdoor morning — 83°F high today. Front-load Adventure Club and yard time. Best outdoor window is 6 AM – 12 PM before temps climb.
Boarding arrivals today: Teddy Bear Coleman, Dusty Deardorf, Jackson Fitzgerald, Finn Raimo, Sadie Raimo. Review each dog's profile before they arrive. Departing: Cali Bayer, Seamus Murphy.
Teddy Bear Coleman (3-Orange): Anxious, Arrival & Departure Anxiety, Barking, Clingy, Wants to leave, Whines. Treat: Chicken. Handle with extra patience at drop-off — give time to settle before joining pack.
9–10 AM Check-in done · Full let-out · Assign duties
Good outdoor conditionsDiscovery Dogs
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Discovery Dogs today: Winston Muise, Zoey O'Connor, Charlie Damiano, George Damiano, Winni Damiano, Buck Pabon. Each team member spends 1:1 time and logs notes in Notion.
Dog flags to know: CoCo Hanright (4-Red) — leash only, do NOT crate, bite risk. Twilo Perera-Serpone (4-Red) — crate for transitions, leash for barking, submissive pee. Dougie Spencer (4-Red) — leash for barking, crate for transitions, on medication. Seamus Murphy (4-Red, departing) — NO balls during group play. Charlie Griffin (3-Orange) — NO balls in yard, gate reactive, crate when dogs going home. Monty Bouchie (3-Orange) — leash/breaks as needed, does not do well in crates.
10–11 AM Inside · Enrichments · Breaks
Andrew break 10:00 · Ally break 10:30 · Vasiliki arrives 10:00
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Enrichments scheduled today: Dasher Gorse — Adventure Club (Advanced). Orla Connell, Arya Coyle, Seamus Murphy — Nature Walk (Advanced). Gravy Burdett, Gracie Hall, Blanche Nikodemski — Dog's Choice (Basic). Dusty Deardorf — Kong / check notes for flavor (Basic).
11 AM–12 PM After Breaks · Lunch · Clean
Temps climbing — 79°F by noon
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12–1 PM Inside · Yard Rescue · PM Prep
AM wrapping up · Vasiliki break 12:30
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1–1:30 PM Let out · Shift transition · Mid-shift break
Joseph & Dan arrive 1:00 PM
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Afternoon high near 83°F. Monitor dogs in direct sun. Keep water fresh and topped. Shade-seeking is a sign to bring dogs in for a break.
1:30–2 PM Mid-shift break
Joseph break 3:00 · Dan break 3:30
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    2–3 PM Pick-ups Begin · Enrichments
    Warm — 81–82°F · Monitor outdoor time
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    3–7 PM Inside · Enrichments · Dinner · Cleaning
    Joseph break 3:00 · Dan break 3:30 · Dan off 6:30
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    Pick-up management: CoCo Hanright (4-Red) — leash only, do NOT crate, bite risk. Dougie Spencer (4-Red) — crate for transitions. Twilo Perera-Serpone (4-Red) — crate for transitions. Charlie Griffin (3-Orange) — crate when dogs going home. Arya Coyle — crate at end of day when she starts getting snappy at dogs leaving.
    7–8 PM Shift Wrap-up
    Joseph off 8:00 PM
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    8–9 PM Overnight Prep
    Overnight handoff
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