Puppy Parent Toolkit
The essentials every puppy family should have ready before pickup day.
Snuggle Puppy
We highly recommend this neat little snuggle buddy for your first few nights – our families that use this have minimized crying and whining when crate training that first week home 🙂
Puppy Play Pen
Puppy Booster Seat
Puppy Booster Seat – often puppies get car sick because they can’t be at horizon level looking out. This is a great booster for the ride home. Don’t forget the harness.
Kuranda Aluminum Chewproof Bed is the best bed on the market – not only is it a comfortable place to lay, but it also serves as a training platform. It is chewproof and wipes clean for sanitizing. Pictured is the slimline aluminum crate bed – 33 x 22 heavy duty vinyl in smoke color.
Donut Bed
Our puppies love to snuggle up in a cozy donut bed.
Wire Crate with Divider
I recommend the 30″ Amazon Basics Double-Door Folding Metal Dog Crate. It has a removable partition that divides the crate for use with your puppy when your first bring him or her home. Once puppy grows the partition can be removed.
Fleece Crate Pad
Our Favorite Puppy Gear
Fun extras and upgrades.
Over the years we’ve discovered a number of products that make life with a puppy easier and more enjoyable. These are some of our favorite tools, toys, and gear that we often recommend to puppy families.
Chew Toys & Enrichment
Training Treats / Leashes / Other Gear
Recommended Reading
Supplements
Helpful Puppy Training Videos
Hint: Those first few days are a big adjustment for puppies. Keeping things calm and structured helps them settle in much more quickly.
Getting Ready to Bring Your Puppy Home
Bringing a puppy home is exciting, and a little preparation goes a long way. If you haven’t already, take a look at our guide on what to expect during those first few days and how to set your puppy up for success.
