Getting ready for your new puppy

Our collection of articles to help prepare for our new puppy. What to expect from your pup, a handy checklist and some basic puppy training tips.

Getting A New Puppy? Here Is A Handy Checklist

Here is a handy checklist for your new puppy, from essential items to little luxuries and some surprises along the way

Help With Choosing a New Puppy or Adult Dog

If you and your dog are not well suited, the experience may not be very enjoyable. A new dog can bring you years of enjoyment and companionship.

Stopping Puppies From Chewing

Puppies, like babies, explore the world with their mouths; the tastes and textures of objects help them to learn. However they must learn what is appropriate to chew.

Socializing Your Dog

We must help a puppy learn early on that strangers, other dogs of different breeds and sizes, and all new experiences are not automatically threatening. Teaching socialization and habituation early will have great benefits in years to come.

Puppy Housebreaking

To housebreak your puppy successfully, you must commit the time, have a lot of patience, and give consistent and clear communications.

House Training - Some Puppy Tips

If you allow the necessary time and patience housetraining a new puppy can be easy . A successful plan includes supervision, confinement, and encouragement.

Dog Identification

Because your dog may occasionally escape and get lost in unfamiliar territory, it's a good idea to have some kind of pet identification on them. It's also an important step to take against puppy theft.

What Does It Cost To Own A Dog?

Dogs are irresistible, but hang on one second before you think of bringing a puppy home. Do you have any idea what your new puppy's needs, or how much time and money it will cost? Here's a sample list of expenses for the first year for a medium-sized female mixed-breed puppy with medium long hair obtained from a shelter