Vol. I · No. I The Morning Brief 6 am – 12 pm

Castle Rock Kennels

— a loving home away from home —
6:00~ 15 min

Open Up

  • 1Blanket off the table; grab today's list.
  • 2Lights on — office, laundry, under the deck if needed; check washer & dryer.
  • 3Cabin: lights on, dogs out.

The cabin door stays closed until after breakfast.

6:15~ 45 min

Bathroom, then Feed

  • 1Kennel dogs out for pee & poo, then back in.
  • 2Feed the kennel dogs.
  • 3Cabin: food from the office, feed, open the dog door.

Bathroom always before breakfast.

If a dog won't eat, or has loose stool — make a note and flag at handoff.

7:00– 9:30

The Cleaning Window — in parallel

  • A.Sort dogs into their groups start here
  • B.Dishes; collect towels and blankets; pull mats from dirty kennels; switch laundry.
  • C.Cabin: dogs out; collect bowls; pull dirty mats of going-home dogs; clean those kennels.
  • D.Sweep; bleach and blue bucket on dirty kennels; mop; final pass (water bowls and poop).

Blue bucket equals bleach. Always.

9:30– 10:00

Start Putting Dogs Away

Begin moving dogs back to their kennels. A start window, not a deadline.

10:30

Cabin → Small Yard

Let cabin dogs out into the small yard.

11:00

Walkway & Kitchen

Sweep and mop the walkway and kitchen.

11:30

Final Reset

Yards: pickup & fresh water · Cabin: pickup, water, dogs away · Switch the laundry one last time.

11:45
— 12:00

The Handoff

  • Health flags? didn't eat · loose stool · off
  • Behavior or anything weird?
  • Going-home dogs still here?
  • Laundry running?