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How to Track Daily Pet Care and Tick Off Tasks on the Today Tab

The Today tab is the home screen of Our Little Paws — the first thing you see when you open the app, and the place you’ll check in on most, day to day. It shows you at a glance what still needs doing for each pet, and lets you tick things off with a single tap. This guide covers everything on the screen. Get to it by tapping “Today” in the bottom navigation bar, alongside “Pets,” “Visits,” and “Photos.”

The greeting

At the top of the screen is a greeting that changes with the time of day — “Good morning,” “Good afternoon,” or “Good evening” — in the same style you chose when you first set up the app.

The top of the Today tab showing a time-aware greeting, e.g. "Good morning".
The top of the Today tab showing a time-aware greeting, e.g. "Good morning".

Your pets’ cards

Just below the greeting is a card for each of your pets. Every card shows that pet’s photo (or an emoji face if you haven’t added a photo) along with their name and a one-line status:

  • “All done today” — when there’s nothing left for that pet.
  • The next thing waiting, plus how many more — for example, “Vitamins waiting” if there’s just one thing left, or “Vitamins and 2 more” if there’s several.

Each card also carries a small badge: a green checkmark badge when that pet is completely done for the day, or an amber exclamation-mark badge when something is still waiting.

Two pet cards side by side — one showing a green checkmark badge and "All done today," the other showing an amber exclamation badge and "Vitamins and 2 more".
Two pet cards side by side — one showing a green checkmark badge and "All done today," the other showing an amber exclamation badge and "Vitamins and 2 more".

“Doing the caring” — who’s on duty

Below the pet cards is a row of name chips labeled “Doing the caring.” Tap a name to mark that person as the one currently doing the care — this decides whose name gets attached the next time you tick something off.

Beside the names is a “+” button. Tapping it opens a small sheet where you can add a new name: type a name (this is required) and, if you like, add an avatar photo, then tap “Add.” This name is stored on your phone only — it isn’t shared anywhere.

If you long-press an existing name, you get two options:

  • “Rename [name]” — opens a small sheet to change that person’s name. Any photo already set for them carries over. Anything they already ticked off keeps the old name attached, though, since a tick records who did it at the time it happened.
  • “Remove [name]” — only shown if there’s more than one name in the row, so you can’t remove your only carer.
The "Doing the caring" row of name chips with one selected, the "+" button, and the long-press menu showing "Rename" and "Remove" options.
The "Doing the caring" row of name chips with one selected, the "+" button, and the long-press menu showing "Rename" and "Remove" options.

The summary chips

Underneath, three small chips give you a quick count for the day: how many things are done, how many are left, and how many pets you have in total.

The three summary chips showing counts for "done," "left," and "pets".
The three summary chips showing counts for "done," "left," and "pets".

Adding a care item

Next comes the “Today” section header, followed by an “Add care” row (this screen is covered in full in the care items guide). Tapping it behaves differently depending on how many pets you have: with more than one pet, it first asks “Who is it for?” listing each pet by name and photo, plus a “Not now” option to back out. With only one pet, it skips that question and takes you straight to the add-care screen.

The "Today" section header with the "Add care" row beneath it.
The "Today" section header with the "Add care" row beneath it.

Your list of open tasks

Below that is the list of everything still open for the day. Each row shows an empty checkbox square, the care item’s emoji, and the text “[Pet name] · [task title]” — for example, “Max · Morning walk.”

Tapping anywhere on the row ticks it off right away. This is deliberately a single tap with no confirmation dialog to click through, since it’s the action you’ll use more than any other in the app. That single tap is unchanged — nothing below is a replacement for it, only an addition next to it.

The list of open tasks, each row showing a checkbox, emoji, and "Pet name · task title," with a finger tapping one row.
The list of open tasks, each row showing a checkbox, emoji, and "Pet name · task title," with a finger tapping one row.

Press and hold a task for more options

This is separate from the carer long-press covered above — that one is for names in the “Doing the caring” row; this one is for the tasks in your open list.

Press and hold any task on the Today list, and a menu offers two options:

  • “Skip today” — waves that care off for today only. It disappears from Today and comes back tomorrow by itself; there’s nothing to undo and nothing to remember. It syncs, so a carer elsewhere isn’t left chasing something you’ve already decided against.
  • “Delete completely” — asks first, in an alert with both “Delete” and “Keep it” buttons. Whatever was already ticked off for that item stays exactly as it is in Who did what — deleting the care item never erases its history.
A task row on the Today list mid press-and-hold, with the menu showing "Skip today" and "Delete completely," and the confirmation alert for "Delete completely" with "Delete" and "Keep it" buttons.
A task row on the Today list mid press-and-hold, with the menu showing "Skip today" and "Delete completely," and the confirmation alert for "Delete completely" with "Delete" and "Keep it" buttons.

The “Done” section

Once you’ve ticked off at least one thing for the day, a “Done” section appears below your open tasks. Its header has a “Who did what” button beside it, which opens the full activity log (see the guide on who did what). Under the header, each completed item shows as a row with a strikethrough, listing the pet, what was done, and a small capsule showing who did it.

The "Done" section with the "Who did what" button in its header, and a strikethrough row showing a pet name, completed task, and a name capsule.
The "Done" section with the "Who did what" button in its header, and a strikethrough row showing a pet name, completed task, and a name capsule.

Ticking something off updates that pet’s card immediately, clears the reminder for that item if one was scheduled, and reduces the number on the app icon’s badge.

Next: how to see who did what — the full care history, grouped by day.