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AT LAST THE big day has arrived. The waiting is over and it is time to collect the new addition to your family. The day that you bring home your puppy is a fairly momentous occasion. You are about to begin a new chapter in your life and you are bound to feel excited, and perhaps just a little anxious.
We all have our own way of doing things. If you like to organise every outing like a military manoeuvre, as I do, you won’t need me to remind you to make a list and plan the day carefully. If, on the other hand, you are a free spirit, who likes to take things as they come, I suggest you read through this chapter first. My objective is to help your day go smoothly. We’ll look at the best way to travel with a small puppy, what you need to take with you, and what you will need to bring home with you in addition to your new friend.
Before you leave the house, you’ll need to prepare your puppy’s den and put up any baby gates that you are going to use. Have the puppy’s crate ready in a family room with a washable floor. Put baby gates across any doorways into carpeted rooms. If you are intending to use a puppy playpen for your puppy’s outdoor toilet area, put this up before you leave. You don’t want to be juggling a puppy with one hand, and trying to put up a playpen with the other.
Make a checklist of everything you want to take with you, and pack the car. It is a good idea to set off in plenty of time. There may be other people arriving at the breeder’s home that day to collect puppies from the same litter, and she will hopefully have staggered arrival times so that she can give each family her full attention. Try to arrive at the agreed time, even if it means stopping on the way for a coffee in order to avoid being early. As well as this helping the breeder, it means that you get a good share of her attention and it is less likely that something important will be forgotten. If you have another dog, it is a good idea to leave him at home or with a friend for this particular trip. Having him along may complicate things.
We all have our own way of doing things. If you like to organise every outing like a military manoeuvre, as I do, you won’t need me to remind you to make a list and plan the day carefully. If, on the other hand, you are a free spirit, who likes to take things as they come, I suggest you read through this chapter first. My objective is to help your day go smoothly. We’ll look at the best way to travel with a small puppy, what you need to take with you, and what you will need to bring home with you in addition to your new friend.
Before you leave the house, you’ll need to prepare your puppy’s den and put up any baby gates that you are going to use. Have the puppy’s crate ready in a family room with a washable floor. Put baby gates across any doorways into carpeted rooms. If you are intending to use a puppy playpen for your puppy’s outdoor toilet area, put this up before you leave. You don’t want to be juggling a puppy with one hand, and trying to put up a playpen with the other.
Make a checklist of everything you want to take with you, and pack the car. It is a good idea to set off in plenty of time. There may be other people arriving at the breeder’s home that day to collect puppies from the same litter, and she will hopefully have staggered arrival times so that she can give each family her full attention. Try to arrive at the agreed time, even if it means stopping on the way for a coffee in order to avoid being early. As well as this helping the breeder, it means that you get a good share of her attention and it is less likely that something important will be forgotten. If you have another dog, it is a good idea to leave him at home or with a friend for this particular trip. Having him along may complicate things.
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