First sign-in
Welcome to DARTGuardian, Taylor! Hi, I’m Beori. I’m here to help.
This first-login walkthrough appears over your DARTGuardian dashboard. On later visits, your regular dashboard will appear first, and its urgent-situation link can bring you back here whenever you need guidance. Select any yellow B for help, or turn my tips off anytime.
Your account has been created. Right now, DARTGuardian knows only the name and email used during registration.
Let’s choose the right starting point Start here when you are ready.
This question helps DARTGuardian decide whether to keep setup very short or let you prepare at a comfortable pace.
This first answer changes how much DARTGuardian asks you to enter.
My animals No animal information exists yet.
We’ll begin with a name and species, then add care details only when they are needed.
No animals added
Your first animal will be added during setup.
GO Bag & supplies Your list will become personal.
Food, medication, household, and animal details will create the checklist. Nothing has been calculated yet.
A personalized list will appear after you enter information about your household and animals.
Preparedness Small steps count.
If this is not urgent, you can work for five minutes, save, and come back later.
Start with the information that would be most useful if plans changed unexpectedly.
If you are in immediate danger: Follow emergency officials and contact emergency services. Do not delay leaving to complete DARTGuardian.
First question
Are you in an urgent situation? Your answer changes the setup.
If you need to leave, I’ll keep the questions short. If you are sheltering in place, I’ll build a household, animal, and hazard-specific checklist. If you’re preparing ahead, we can move at your pace.
Choose the answer that best matches what is happening now.
Quick access
Which checklist do you need? Go straight to the useful part.
When profile information has already been saved, DARTGuardian uses it to personalize these lists. If information is missing, you can still open a general checklist.
Choose the list that matches what you need right now.
EXAMPLE SAVED PROFILE
Sadie and Mischief
[USER-SAMPLE-PETS-2026-10-02] This demo uses the sample information provided for Sadie the dog and Mischief the cat so you can see personalized quantities and named items.
How this will work: These examples stand in for previously saved profile data. A first-time account can still open general lists, and the lists become this specific as household and animal information is added.
Your planning summary
GO Bag & Supplies You do not have to finish everything before using your list.
I’ll show what is ready, what is missing, and build the best checklist possible from the information already saved. Select any section to review it.
If you are in immediate danger: Follow emergency officials and contact emergency services. Use the current list now—missing profile details should never delay leaving.
85%information ready
4 DETAILS STILL NEEDED
Your lists are ready to use now
Most information is saved. DARTGuardian will use it to build specific lists and clearly mark anything that still needs confirmation.
22 of 26 planning details ready2 of 21 checklist items packed
Pet Meds & Food
Review the information used to build the list Most of this section is already finished.
You only need to add Mischief’s water amount. When you save it, I’ll update the readiness summary and recalculate the packing list automatically.
SADIE · DOG
CompleteComplete care information
Medication
Herbal joint capsules
2 capsules twice daily after meals for joint stiffness
2 capsules twice daily after meals for joint stiffness
Food
⅓ cup kibble three times daily; 1 can wet food total each day
Treats
2 Greenies every day
Water
1 gallon every day
Transport & comfort
Leash, collar, orthopedic bed, blue chew ball
MISCHIEF · CAT
IncompleteOne detail still needed
Medication
No routine medication
Food
½ cup combined each day
Chicken, salmon, and hairball-control kibble varieties
Chicken, salmon, and hairball-control kibble varieties
Treats
3 favorite treats each day
Prototype amount to confirm
Prototype amount to confirm
Transport & comfort
Crate, gray fleece bed, feather wand, toy mouse
For this demonstration, enter any amount to see the summary and calculated list update.
Checklist — People
Finish the household essentials Only add what you know right now.
Your name and email are already saved. These remaining details make emergency contact and accessibility reminders more useful, but you can return later.
Supply List
Saved household supplies
This section is complete. Select an item only when it is physically packed. Completing planning information and packing the item are two different steps.
Light & power
Flashlight, spare batteries, two power banks
Information
Battery radio and local alert notifications
Health & safety
First aid kit, sanitation supplies, masks
Household
Water, shelf-stable food, can opener, blankets
Quick checklist access
GO Bag & supply checklists Use what is already saved.
These sections represent the dashboard’s Go List for Pets, Checklist — People, Supply List, and Pet Meds & Food. Saved profiles will eventually fill in names, quantities, and special needs automatically.
Example profile loaded: Sadie and Mischief · 5-day list. Quantities are calculated from their saved daily routines.
Checklist — People
Supply List
If you are in immediate danger: Follow emergency officials and contact emergency services. Do not delay leaving to complete DARTGuardian.
Urgent path
How soon do you need to leave? Choose the time you have now.
If circumstances change, return here and choose a shorter timeframe. I’ll immediately reprioritize the remaining steps.
The shorter the timeframe, the fewer fields DARTGuardian will ask you to complete.
NowImmediate actions only; finish the account later
2 hoursQuick identity, urgent needs, containment, departure
5 hoursBasics, medication, food, transport, checklist
12 hoursBasics, quantities, transport, destination, optional details
Supply calculation
How many days should you prepare for? I’ll do the math.
This helps calculate food and medication. Take only what can be transported safely and do not delay leaving to reach the selected goal.
This setting can be changed later.
Keep in mind: Gather what you already have first. Missing items should not delay an official evacuation.
Critical information
Who needs to leave? Keep this quick.
Your registered name and email are already here. Add a phone number, who is with you, and only the animal details needed for this departure.
KNOWN FROM REGISTRATION
Guardian
ADD NOW
Animals
Containment or transport
Choose all that apply
Select every item that applies to this animal.
Essential care
Medication needed during the trip The complete medical record can wait.
Enter only enough to identify what is taken, how much, and how often. I’ll calculate the selected number of days.
Medication records are saved with the person or animal who takes them. Human medication is edited later under My Profile → Personal medications. Animal medication is edited under that animal’s Medical / Meds section.
Calculation requirement: Amount, unit, and frequency are stored as structured values. “As needed” medication also needs a maximum daily dose before the app can estimate what to pack.
Calculating Sadie’s medication quantity…
If time is short: Take the labeled medication container and continue. You can add the details later.
Food and water
What should be gathered? A package photo can save time.
If you cannot enter the exact product and serving now, photograph the package and keep moving.
SADIE · FOOD & TREATS
Pet Profile → Food & Treats. The two display instructions match the current profile. Structured rows below are needed for calculations.
Daily calculation details
Calculating Sadie’s food and treats…
MISCHIEF · FOOD & TREATS
Daily calculation details
Calculating Mischief’s food and treats…
Saved for future checklists: each food and treat entry keeps the item name, numeric amount, unit, and times per day. Caregiver instructions remain available alongside these details.
WATER
Calculating people and animal water…
Leaving safely
How will everyone leave, and where will you go? Confirm the plan, not every detail.
When a local team opens a shelter through EASApp, available locations can appear here. Choose a shelter and send a separate request for each animal. The shelter team will finish intake with you when you arrive.
Transportation
EASAPP SHELTER CONNECTIONChoose a local shelter These locations come from deployed EASApp teams.
EASApp connectedChoose a local shelter These locations come from deployed EASApp teams.
An “Active” shelter is reporting that it is open. Select a location to start the DARTGuardian shelter-request process. Availability may change, so follow local instructions.
Example local shelter data based on the connected EASApp dashboard.
Shelters near you
No shelter selectedChoose one active location. Distance and status are supplied by the local EASApp deployment.
[USER-EASAPP-DASHBOARD-2026-09-27] Prototype note: shelter names, statuses, distances, and addresses shown here are example data from the supplied EASApp dashboard image.
Send a request for each animal Each animal applies separately.
When you send a request, DARTGuardian automatically shares your contact and emergency-contact information plus that animal’s pet data with the shelter team. Intake is completed when you arrive. If a passenger has time while you travel, add more animal-profile details to make arrival faster. Drivers should not enter information while driving.
Choose a shelter first, then send one request for every animal traveling with you.
Animal information neededAdd an animal in the earlier step before sending a shelter request.
No internet connection?DARTGuardian keeps an unsent request on this device and tries again when internet access returns. Do not assume the shelter received it until its status changes to Sent to shelter.
Another destination
Use this if you are going somewhere other than an active EASApp-connected shelter.
If time allows
Add useful identification and care details This is optional right now.
If transportation, medication, food, and containment are ready, these details can help caregivers or support reunification. Otherwise, skip them.
No duplicate Animal Info fields. Breed, gender, coloring, age, weight, and photo were already collected on the animal screen. This step continues with the remaining Pet Profile tabs.
General / ID
Pet Profile → General / ID. These guardian-managed values can support identification and reunification.
Recorded for Sadie: not microchipped. Tag ID is still missing. Crate Number, Shelter Area, Arrival Status, and Arrived On are intentionally absent because they are read-only values supplied by EASApp after shelter intake.
Cautions
Pet Profile → Cautions. Labels and choices match the ongoing profile.
Aggressions — choose all that apply
Medical / Meds overview
Pet Profile → Medical / Meds. Medication records are managed separately and are not duplicated here.
Health Care Prevention — choose all that apply
Vet Info
Pet Profile → Vet Info. Select a saved veterinarian when possible; the display fields remain available for quick access.
Leave as quickly as possible
Focus on leaving safely Your safety comes first.
Do not stop to build profiles or calculate perfect quantities. Take what is ready and finish DARTGuardian when you are safe.
Do these things now
1. Bring people and animals togetherDo not spend time entering names or detailed records.
2. Secure animalsUse available leashes, harnesses, carriers, cages, or safe transport equipment.
3. Take essential medicationBring labeled containers and any medication requiring special handling.
4. Take available food and waterTake what is already accessible without delaying departure.
5. Take phone, charger, wallet, identification, keys, and human medicationKeep official instructions available.
6. Leave when directed or when safety requires itAnything unfinished here can wait.
Your registered name and email are saved. People, animals, medication, and care details can be added later.
Before leaving
Your priority checklist If it is time to leave, go.
A partially completed plan is still useful. Do not stay to finish fields or locate nonessential supplies.
Safety first: Follow current instructions from responsible local authorities. If the situation becomes more urgent, stop using the checklist and leave safely.
Prepare ahead
How much time would you like to spend today? You do not need to finish today.
I’ll put the most useful fields first and show a comfortable stopping point based on the time you choose.
Your first preparation session
Start with the foundation Five minutes is enough to make useful progress.
Your registered name and email are already saved. First we’ll count the people and animals in the plan and add an emergency contact. Animal details come next, one animal at a time.
STEP 1 · HOUSEHOLD FOUNDATION
Who lives in the household?
Household totals describe everyone who lives here. Later, each evacuation or shelter-in-place plan can include only the people and animals participating in that plan.
1 person in household2 animals in householdNext: add Sadie and Mischief
EMERGENCY CONTACT
Who should be contacted if you cannot respond?
This contact is saved with the guardian information and can be shared with a selected shelter as described in the shelter-request flow.
NEXT · ABOUT 10 MIN
Medication and everyday food
Add only the information needed to recognize medication, understand the schedule, identify normal food, and begin supply calculations.
LATER
Transportation, destination, identification, and health
Continue in a future session. DARTGuardian will remember where you stopped.
Animal profiles
Animal 1 of 2: Sadie We already know there are two animals.
I’ll guide you through one animal at a time—Sadie first, then Mischief. You will not be asked again whether animals are part of the plan.
Add enough information to identify and safely transport each animal. Detailed food, medication, and care information follows afterward.
1Sadie
Dog · current
Dog · current
2Mischief
Cat · next
Cat · next
ANIMAL 1 OF 2
Sadie’s profile
Pet Profile → Animal Info. These are the same fields shown on the existing profile screen; onboarding writes to them once.
✓ Current profile photo saved
Preparedness details
Programming handoff: the following structured fields are needed for customized lists but are not present on the current Pet Profile screenshots: containment/transport items, bedding, favorite items, and daily water.
Containment or transport — choose all that apply
Behavior, aggression, bite, medical overview, and veterinary fields are collected later under the same Pet Profile labels. Shelter stay fields are never requested here because EASApp owns them.
Good stopping point
Your first preparation session is saved That was useful progress.
You started with the information that matters most. Nothing else needs to be completed today.
What DARTGuardian can use now
Registered guardian name and email
Household and animal information entered during this session
Continue medication, food, transportation, or care details laterYour selected session length determined how far the prototype guided you today.
Content sources and labels
- [CDC-PETKIT-2024] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Build a Pet Disaster Preparedness Kit,” published April 9, 2024; reviewed September 27, 2026. Source
- [CDC-RX-2024] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Prescriptions,” published April 18, 2024; reviewed September 27, 2026. Source
- [ADA-SA-2026] U.S. Department of Justice, ADA.gov, “Service Animals,” current in 2026; reviewed September 27, 2026. Source
- [USER-EASAPP-DASHBOARD-2026-09-27] User-supplied DARTGuardian/EASApp dashboard screenshot showing example active shelter listings, September 27, 2026.
- [DART-EASAPP-CONCEPT-2026-09-27] User-provided product requirements for animal-by-animal shelter requests, intake completion, data sharing, and offline request storage, September 27, 2026.
- [USER-SAMPLE-PETS-2026-10-02] User-provided example profile details for Sadie and Mischief; additional example kibble names and comfort-item descriptions are prototype content, October 2, 2026.
- [USER-READINESS-FLOW-2026-10-02] User-provided requirements for linking incomplete and complete profile status, dashboard summaries, data-entry sections, and generated packing lists, October 2, 2026.
- [USER-HOUSEHOLD-ANIMAL-FLOW-2026-10-07] User-provided requirements to collect people and animal counts with emergency-contact information first, then add the known animals Sadie and Mischief one at a time, October 7, 2026.
- [USER-PET-PROFILE-SCREENS-2026-10-07] User-supplied DARTGuardian Pet Profile screenshots showing Animal Info, General / ID, Food & Treats, Cautions, Medical / Meds, Add Medication, and Vet Info fields, October 7, 2026.
- [PROTOTYPE-PROFILE-GAPS-2026-10-07] Prototype handoff finding: exact calculations require structured food, treat, medication schedule, water, containment, bedding, and favorite-item values. Current free-text instructions remain useful for caregivers but should not be parsed to calculate quantities.
- [DART-ONBOARD-2026-01] DARTGuardian adaptive first-account onboarding prototype, September 27, 2026.
[USER-PROTOTYPE-CONSISTENCY-REVIEW-2026-10-19] User-provided review defining shared fields, flexible unknown values, household-versus-plan participation, person-medication ownership, calculation inputs, per-animal shelter requests, and separate information, packing, and practice states; supplied October 19, 2026.