OVERVIEW
This checklist is designed to provide a written system for tracking sanitation tasks across different areas of a grooming or pet care business. The Daily Cleaning Log assigns routine tasks to specific areas, including the reception/lobby, grooming stations, bathing area, kennels/holding, laundry, break room, restrooms, exterior/entry, and storage/chemicals.
The Between-Pet Cleaning Log provides space to record the station or area, pet or service, cleaning completion, and staff initials. This supports documentation of cleaning performed between individual services.
The Weekly and Monthly or Deep Cleaning Logs organize more extensive cleaning and maintenance tasks. They include areas such as kennel and floor areas, tubs, cabinets, windows, restrooms, dryer filters, hair traps, floor drains, air filters, drains, HVAC filters, dryer areas, vents, air intakes, and areas beneath heavy equipment.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
- How to organize daily sanitation tasks by area
- How to assign cleaning responsibilities
- How to record completion of daily cleaning
- How to document between-pet cleaning
- How to track staff initials
- How to organize weekly cleaning tasks
- How to track monthly or deep-cleaning tasks
- How to document manager verification
- How to track cleaning of grooming and bathing areas
- How to track kennel, laundry, restroom, and reception cleaning
- How to document cleaning of equipment-related areas
- How to maintain written cleaning notes
BUSINESS BENEFITS
The checklist provides a consistent way to assign, track, and verify sanitation responsibilities. Separating daily, between-pet, weekly, and monthly or deep-cleaning tasks makes it easier to see what has been completed and who was responsible. The logs also provide space for staff initials, manager verification, and notes, creating a written record of sanitation activity across the business's different cleaning areas.
RECOMMENDED FOR
- Groomers
- Bathers
- Grooming Assistants
- Front Desk Staff
- Kennel or Daycare Staff
- Salon Owners
- Managers
- Mobile Groomers
- Veterinary Grooming Departments
IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
Use this checklist with SOP 2.08 and the related procedures listed in the document. Assign staff to the appropriate daily, between-pet, weekly, and monthly or deep-cleaning tasks, then record completion and initials. Use the manager verification fields where applicable and add notes when needed. The checklist should be used alongside the referenced Closing Procedures, Grooming Table Setup and Station Reset, Tool Cleaning, Kennel and Holding Area Sanitation, Blade/Shear/Tool Disinfection, and Flea, Tick, and Parasite Response procedures.
