Essentials To-Do List for Bringing Your Puppy Home:​

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• Set up an appointment with your vet as far in advance as possible for your puppy.

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• This is also a good time to do some research & put together a printed list with your regular veterinarian, 2 different 24 hr emergency vet phone numbers, find a reputable Pet Sitter/Walker, boarding kennel for emergency situations & research Pet Insurances to find the right fit for you.

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• Puppy proof your home​​

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• Get a puppy area set up in an area of your house that is not carpeted. This will be a safe & secure smaller area either using a play pen fence or using baby gates to partition off a small room. This will be where your pup stays if you are not able to directly supervise it. Put its crate with the door open in one corner full of some snuggly blankets & toys to make it a positive space. In the rest of the space set up some toys & a pee pad in-case of accidents. Once your pup is accustomed to its crate it can be placed in it for short amounts of time when you are not able to supervise it while it is still learning where to go potty.

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• Decide on a potty-training system (I recommend bells) & make sure you or another family member will have time to work with the pup until it has learned your routine & what is expected of him. This puppy is not fully potty trained when it goes home:  I START puppies on potty training & work to teach them the concept of going potty in a specific place - transitioning that concept to your specific home will take some time & patience. I never want people to think that a young dog will be 100% trained when it goes home: any dog owner needs to be prepared to put time & training into a new puppy/dog.​

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• Buy a bag of the puppy food they are used too: Diamond Naturals Large Breed Puppy Lamb & Rice​. I will send the puppies home with enough food for several days but recommend keeping the puppy on this for at least a month if not till they graduate to adult food at 18-24 months old.