The first week with a puppy is a blur. Everyone tells you to enjoy it, and you will — somewhere between the 3am wake-ups and trying to remember whether anyone fed him.
This is the checklist we wish someone had handed us. Three pages, no fluff. Set up the house, get through the first seven days, and write down the things you will absolutely forget by week three.
What's inside
- Set up by room — what your puppy needs where, before he walks in the door
- Seven days, one at a time — a day-by-day plan that starts with "let them sleep and let them sniff"
- Details to record — breeder or shelter contact, microchip number, food brand, first vet date
Who it's for
First-time puppy families, anyone bringing home a rescue, and second-time owners who forgot how much happens in seven days.
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