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Go Home Guide
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- Collar and Leash (your puppy will come with a starter collar and leash)
- ID tag
- Stainless steel dishes
- No spill water dish
- Liver treats & training treats
- 36" dog crate (for puppies that will be 35-45 lbs when full-grown)
- 30" dog crate (for puppies that will be 20-35 lbs when full grown)
- Crates are easy to find used on Craigslist, Nextdoor, or by asking on social media. You can choose to get a smaller crate to start and get a larger one later, or start with the large crate and use the divider to make it smaller for your puppy.
- Folding metal exercise pen (for outside playtime, rest time at home, and potty training)
- Shampoo Nature's Specialty
- Brush & Steel comb (this helps find and remove any mats that develop)
- This Chris Christensen brush is the absolute best but it's definitely expensive
- This Floof by Brodie brush is more reasonable
- Cowboy Magic or cornstarch for breaking up mats that develop
- Nail cutter & styptic powder (for bleeding if you accidentally cut nails too short)
- Nail grinder - we prefer grinding over cutting
- Pet blow dryer (powerful high velocity dryer for when we wash our dogs at home)
- Happy Hoodie (covers ears for those that are sensitive to the noise of the dryer)
- House training bells
- Puppy Toys
- Anything made by Kong (the heavy rubber toys can be filled with treats and frozen and then left with your puppy when you are not home, any other toys with rope/fabric should be played with while supervised)
- Fun squeaky toys
- Tennis balls or Chuck It Balls (nothing smaller or harder than tennis balls)
- Stuffed toys (nothing with eyes that can be chewed off and swallowed; always throw away all toys that become shredded and that stuffing comes out of)
- Supplements - Zesty Paws Multivitamins, it contains glucosamine chondroitin for joint support with probiotics for gut & immune health and omega fish oil with antioxidants and vitamins for skin & heart health.