APA! Departments
This department cleans kennels, provides food and water, walks, and interacts with dogs.
What is Dog Care?
A medical professional qualified and authorized to perform the medical treatments of animals, including surgeries.
What is Veterinarian?
Virus that weakens the immune system of cats.
What is FelV (Feline Leukemia)?
Rule for how far we should be from other leashed dogs.
What is 10 Foot Bubble?
This department helps support animals and pets through access to resources aimed at reducing the number of animals surrendered.
What is P.A.S.S.?
Employees of this field can perform lab draws, provide first-aid, administer medications, and works under the supervision of a veterinarian.
What is Vet Tech?
Non-fatal fungus more commonly found in cats that affects the skin and is easily treatable.
What is Ringworm?
Type of leash dogs may wear in kennels and play yards if they are reactive, anxious, or a flight risk.
What is Drag Leash?
This department provides treatment to puppies that have a virus that affects the gastrointestinal system, diarrhea is a symptom.
What is Parvo?
Specializes in training animals to change behaviors including aggression and separation anxiety.
What is Animal Trainer?
This virus is easily spread among dogs through the feces of infected puppies.
What is Parvo?
Color level of shy, fearful, or cautious dogs. May be "grab drag and go."
What is Orange?
This department includes graphic design, social media, merch, fundraising, and website design.
What is MarCom?
Manages social media platforms to create awareness, drive customer engagement, website traffic, and revenue–or in APA!’s case, adopter/foster traffic and donations!
What is Social Media Specialist?
Serious disease caused by a parasitic worm. Results in lung disease, heart failure, and organ damage.
What is Heartworm?
Command to say after dogs give eye contact and you open a door.
What is "Free!"?
This department matches customers wanting to adopt or foster with dogs. They also update bios and photos.
What is Dog Placement?
Discussing animals’ histories and behavioral/medical needs with customers, introducing them to animals, assisting in the process in taking them home, and general customer service.
What is Adoption/Foster Specialist?
Shots to prevent diseases/infections including rabies, distemper, parvo, and kennel cough.
What are Vaccines?
What to say as you are exiting kennels and play yards or using back/side doors.
What is "DOG!"?