ARGO DOG CARE BINDER STARTER CHECKLIST
Source: https://knowmypup.com/learn/dog-care-binder-checklist/

Binder owner: __________________________ Last reviewed: __________________

FRONT-PAGE CONTACTS
[ ] Owner and backup contact, with current phone numbers
[ ] Regular veterinarian and current phone number
[ ] After-hours or emergency contact supplied or confirmed by the clinic
[ ] Date each contact was last checked

SOURCE RECORD INDEX
For each item, record its source, current status, confirmation date, and where
the original can be found. Do not replace a clinic record with a rewritten
summary.

Item: __________________________________________________________________
Original source and date: ________________________________________________
Status — current / uncertain / awaiting reply / archived: ________________
Confirmed against source by and date: ___________________________________
Original file or paper location: ________________________________________

CURRENT SECTIONS
[ ] Clinic-issued visit or discharge records
[ ] Current professional instructions linked to the original source
[ ] Current certificates or reports supplied by the clinic
[ ] Owner-confirmed household routines, with owner and confirmation date
[ ] A concise caregiver handoff for the current situation

KEEP OUT OF THE CURRENT SECTION
[ ] Unexplained screenshots
[ ] Conflicting duplicates
[ ] Guesses presented as confirmed information
[ ] Retyped medication, treatment, or vaccination instructions without the
    original professional source
[ ] Superseded documents that are not clearly marked and archived

TWO-MINUTE RETRIEVAL TEST
[ ] Another caregiver can find the owner and emergency contact.
[ ] They can find the veterinarian and after-hours path.
[ ] They can open one original current professional instruction.
[ ] They know whom to contact when information is unclear.
[ ] The test works from the device and account they will actually use.

Care boundary
This checklist organizes information; it does not provide diagnosis, symptom
triage, medication instructions, vaccination timing, or treatment advice.
Contact the veterinarian who issued an instruction when it is incomplete,
conflicting, outdated, or hard to read. Contact a veterinarian promptly about
a health concern.