Puppy Preparation Checklist
Below is a handy to-do list that you can use to prepare for your puppy's arrival. Click on the items that are done to cross them off the list.
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- Chosen a vet. Many vets provide client welcome packs, a pack that contains useful information on how to care for your puppy in your local environment. Many vets also offer puppy preschool or can recommend one.
- Purchased any immediate husbandry items the vet suggests that you will need before puppy’s first visit for 10 week vaccinations eg. Tick treatment
- Food bowl(s)
- Water bowl(s)
- Soft toy(s) and harder teething toys eg rawhides
- Collar and lead
- Puppy food. I use Advance Puppy Plus Rehydratable and then move to Advance Puppy Growth when that packet runs out
- Chosen where my puppy will sleep
- A crate and/or dog bed (inside and outside). My dogs have crates that are 70x60x50.
- Puppy blanket(s) for warmth and comfort
- Puppy-proofed my house and yard for things that can cause harm – poisonous plants, electrical wires…
- Baby gates to set up a designated puppy area inside and/or outside (so he/she has a calm, resting place and doesn’t have full run of the house initially)
- Grooming – a soft brush suitable for fleece coats, comb, scissors for eg trimming hair out of ears and eyes, nail clippers, doggie shampoo and conditioner
- Toilet training – puppy matts and I highly recommend getting a square of artificial grass to put on top of a puppy mat
- Agreed the routine and my house rules for the puppy with all my family members. EG. No feeding puppy from the table, puppy eats after morning/ afternoon walk or play …
- Planned how I want to bring my puppy home and introduce him to his new family and home. TIP: the calmer, the better ☺