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Daily Cleaning

The recurring cleaning routine every shift runs across the training area, Daycare yards, and kennels to keep the facility sanitary and ready for the next dog.

Purpose

Every shift at both campuses runs this same routine across the training area, the Daycare yards, and the kennels. It covers what gets cleaned, when, and how, so the facility stays sanitary for dogs and safe for staff and clients from open to close.

This SOP does not cover which chemical goes with which job (see Disinfectant Products and Equipment) or the deeper morning pass inside an occupied Suite (see Enclosure/Suite Cleaning Procedures). It covers the training area's three daily passes, the Daycare yards' three daily passes, mopping technique, pet waste cleanup inside and outside, outdoor disinfecting, and nightly crate and kennel prep.

At a Glance

  • Mop buckets and cleaning supplies are set out fresh every morning, stored out of client and dog view, and refreshed again before lunch.
  • We run a dual-bucket mop system: one bucket holds chemical, one holds plain water. Rinse the mop in the water bucket before and after picking up chemical.
  • Any mess, accident, or spill gets handled the moment it happens. Nothing sits untended.
  • Outdoor disinfecting keeps a six-foot buffer from any occupied, adjoining play yard until the spray has dried.
  • Kennels get pressure-washed and fully dried before a dog goes back in. Every occupied kennel is prepped fresh each night: full water bucket, Kuranda bed, kennel tag, and a secured latch.

Steps

Training Area (ACT), Morning

  1. Set out fresh mop buckets and cleaning supplies in the main training area, kept discreetly out of client view and out of the dogs' reach.
  2. Fill poop-scoop buckets with Triple Two (five-gallon bucket).
  3. Check that crates, Shorelines, and training equipment are clean and ready to use.
  4. Walk the space periodically through the day to catch messes and clutter before they build up.

Training Area (ACT), Before Lunch

  1. Swap water-only mop buckets for fresh ones.
  2. Swap the sanitation mop bucket for a fresh one if it's no longer effective.
  3. Replace all mop heads with fresh ones.
  4. Empty and refresh the poop-scoop bucket.

Training Area (ACT), Midday

  1. Handle laundry throughout the day so it is ready for the next day's baths.
  2. Change out mop buckets and poop-scoop buckets and make them fresh for the afternoon.

Training Area (ACT), Afternoon and Close

  1. Clean up and put away any mess: soil, food, toys, or equipment.
  2. Sanitize any training equipment used that day, personal or facility-owned.
  3. Clear the training floor of beds, towels, leashes, toys, and other supplies.
  4. Clean and sanitize any crates used during the day.
  5. Prep every occupied kennel for the night: full water bucket, Kuranda bed in place, kennel tag on, latch locked or clipped, and the inside cleared of leftover food, bowls, or toys. A bowl of food can stay in overnight if the dog hasn't finished eating, unless a trainer has said otherwise for that dog.

Daycare Yards, Morning

  1. Set out fresh mop buckets and cleaning supplies in each Daycare yard.
  2. Fill poop-scoop buckets with Triple Two.
  3. At Shea, put out a fresh grass pad for each yard. Pads are reusable until they get too strong-smelling to bring back with a normal clean.
  4. Stock each yard with the toys, e-collars, and slip leads it needs for the day.

Daycare Yards, Midday

  1. Swap mop and poop-scoop buckets for fresh ones.
  2. Sweep and run the floor machine over each yard's floor, then sanitize it.
  3. Spray yard walls with Triple Two.

Daycare Yards, Close

  1. Empty and clean out mop and poop-scoop buckets, leaving them ready for the morning.
  2. At Shea, spray down and sanitize grass pads, then hang them to air dry overnight. Replace any pad that's overused.
  3. Sweep, run the floor machine, and sanitize each yard's floor.
  4. Spray walls with Triple Two.
  5. Thoroughly clean and sanitize toys and equipment.

Mopping Technique

  1. Sweep the floor first. A mop is for spot cleaning, not the first pass.
  2. Work the dual-bucket system: rinse the mop in the water bucket, pick up solution from the chemical bucket, clean the area, then rinse again in the water bucket before you reuse it.
  3. Clean mop heads and buckets once your shift closes out, or sooner if they're visibly dirty.

Cleaning Pet Waste Inside

  1. Keep other dogs away from the accident so nobody eats it, guards it, or steps in it. Call for help if you need another set of hands.
  2. Put on gloves before you touch anything.
  3. Scrape up solids with a poop scooper.
  4. Mop-spot-clean the area, then disinfect and sanitize as the mess calls for.
  5. Keep dogs off the spot until it's fully dry. Move the dog outside or to another crate or kennel in the meantime if you need to.
  6. Photograph and document any stool or vomit that looks unusual.

Cleaning Pet Waste Outside

  1. Watch for a dog about to go. When you spot one, grab the poop scooper from the bucket next to the nearest trash can and pick it up right away.
  2. Scan the area for anything else missed, then dump it in the trash.
  3. Return the scooper to its water bucket to soak.
  4. For poop stuck to turf, scoop what you can and hose off the rest. Hose down any rocks with poop on them too.
  5. Photograph and document anything unusual in the dog's file.

Disinfecting Outside

  1. Clear all dogs from the area before you spray.
  2. Spray the solution on turf, rocks, fencing, gates, pools, play equipment, chairs, and yard edges.
  3. Rinse pools thoroughly once the disinfectant has dried, and secure or weigh down empty pools so a dog can't flip one over.
  4. If a connecting play yard has dogs in it, stay at least six feet back from the shared fence line while you disinfect.
  5. Let the spray dry fully before a dog gets access to the yard or the equipment again.

Daily Crate and Kennel Cleaning

  1. First thing in the morning, clear every dog out of the kennels before you start.
  2. Pressure-wash the kennels, then squeegee into the floor drains or vacuum up standing water.
  3. Wait until everything is completely dry before returning dogs to the kennels.
  4. Pressure-wash crates, Shorelines, or any other enclosure used to secure a dog, and dry them the same way before use.

Edge Cases

What if I'm not sure a stool or accident looks normal?

Photograph it and document it in the dog's file, whether or not you've already cleaned it up. Anything unusual, stool or vomit alike, gets photographed and written up.

What happens with a leftover food bowl overnight?

It's fine to leave a bowl of food in a kennel overnight if the dog hasn't finished eating, unless a trainer has told you otherwise for that dog.

The grass pad at Shea still smells no matter how much we spray it. What now?

Throw it away and hang a fresh one. Grass pads are reusable, but only until they get too potent to bring back with a normal spray-and-sanitize pass.

A play yard shares a fence line with an occupied yard. Can I still disinfect?

Yes, but stay six feet back from the shared fence while you spray, and don't let a dog back into the yard until the spray has fully dried.

Who to Ask

For which chemical to use on a given job, see Disinfectant Products and Equipment; Triple Two's hazard, PPE, and first-aid information lives in the Triple Two SDS reference. For the deeper cleaning pass inside an occupied Suite, see Enclosure/Suite Cleaning Procedures. Broken cleaning equipment is a repair report, and that process lives in Reporting Needed Repairs, Mail & Shipments.