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Making Your Dog Comfortable in Your House

When you first bring home a new baby you know that you’ve spent hours agonizing over getting everything right, providing your newest addition with anything that they are going to need to make the transition from mother’s womb to the great outdoors a comfortable one. Did you know that bringing home your new puppy can require every bit as much planning as bringing home that same baby?

Although a new puppy doesn’t require the thousands of dollars in equipment and clothing that a new baby does (have you ever tried to convince a dog that it actually wants to ride in a stroller?) there are a couple of things that it is going to require if it is to make the transition from being a puppy, carefully nurtured by its mother, to an independent dog. The first thing that your puppy is going to need is a place to sleep. This doesn’t have to be one of the many fancy pet beds that are touted on the market today; as a matter of fact, chances are that your puppy would prefer that it wasn’t. A comfortable rug or folded up comforter in a warm place, preferably close to you, will do the trick quite nicely. This has an added benefit because you are going to spend the majority of your puppy’s first weeks at home trying to convince him that being housebroken is preferable to simply going wherever the urge strikes, and a comforter is much easier to wash than a pet bed.

Another thing your pet is going to need is an eating space all his own. If you have more than one pet take the time to separate their eating dishes. Dogs are highly territorial creatures, and your new little one may find themselves on the short end of the stick if their elder neighbor decides that they are disinclined to share. An older dog will not think twice about eating your puppy’s food if it considers him to be an interloper. You puppy’s food dishes should be small enough that he can get to their contents without running the risk of falling in; as a matter of fact, until he starts to grow it may be wiser to simply allow him to eat off of a plate.

Your puppy is going to need a leash, a collar and a license, and the sooner you can obtain the latter the better. This is particularly true if you live in an urban or suburban area which strongly enforces its leash laws. The collar does not have to be pure leather, nor does it have to be decorated with studs (although it does turn your puppy into a little charmer). For day to day use nylon is the most comfortable for your pet.

A grooming kit is going to be essential. Your puppy is going to be too young for a while yet to use flea shampoo, so some form of dog shampoo is going to be a must. You are not going to need to wash your puppy every day in the same manner you would a baby (it dries their skin out) but frequent baths are going to be a must. A pair of nail clippers, some q-tips and some cotton balls for cleaning around eyes and ears and a grooming brush complete the ensemble, and your puppy will be ready to turn your house into his new home.

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