Gear & Reviews
Best Puppy Starter Kit: What You Actually Need on Day One
The short list of things a new puppy genuinely needs, what can wait, and what to skip entirely. Everything sized so it is still useful in six months.
Tag: new dog
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Dog Care
Dog-Proofing Your Home: A Room-by-Room Checklist
Most emergency vet visits in the first year come from things in the house. Here is the room-by-room list, and the items most commonly swallowed. Includes affiliate links.
Dog Care
The First Three Weeks with a Rescue Dog
The 3-3-3 rule, why the first fortnight shows you a dog who is not really there yet, and the single biggest mistake new adopters make.
Dog Care
How to Introduce Two Dogs Properly
The first meeting sets the tone for years. Do it on neutral ground, on a parallel walk, with no toys and no face-to-face greeting — and take the first fortnight…
Dog Care
What a New Puppy Actually Needs in the First Month
Puppy shopping lists are enormous and mostly wrong. Here is the short list of what matters in month one, and the expensive things you can safely ignore.