- Buy your food, Puppies are eating Hills Science Diet Puppy. We recommend not switching their food for the first 6 weeks at home – this will help reduce the chances of diarrhoea.
- Purchase puppy supplies: food & water bowls, crate, bed, leash, baby gates and other items you’d like them to have.
- Puppy proof your home – very similar to baby proofing. Make sure there aren’t items around that puppy can chew that you treasure or that can make puppy sick / injured.
- Watch the video links below to prepare for before and after you bring your puppy home.
- Review the contract (click the download button at the top of this page of this page). Please reach out with any questions you may have. I will have two printed copies of the contract for us to sign.
- Make Final Payment Arrangements
- Schedule a vet appointment (per the contract: to be within 3 business days after pick up day)
- Sign up for puppy class
- Sign up for your free 30 day Trupanion Pet Insurance within 24 hours after picking up your puppy. (Information will be included in your puppy take home folder)
- Register your pup’s microchip within 24 hours of picking up your puppy. (Information will be included in your puppy take home folder)
This is a video showing what comes in your puppy pack
Heres a video on what you‘ll need to have ready before puppy comes home
And this is a link to a playlist to help from day 1 that puppy comes home. Even with all the dogs we’ve had in our home over the years, I watched the series (a few times 🤣) before bringing Paisley home & again when we brought her home. I found it helped the transition to be very smooth.