When you bring your puppy home, you want to first make sure that your home is ready for it. Some things you want to make sure to have are:

1. A puppy area 

2. A puppy-proof house

3. Puppy food

4. Dog toys

5. Food and water bowls

The puppy-proof house and the puppy area are especially important. When preparing your house, think of it like babyproofing it. It is a really good thing to get down on your knees and see the house the way your puppy would see it. This way, you can make sure to tape down cords, put away dish towels, and tidy up the living room. Doing so will prevent a lot of mishaps that could happened otherwise. 

Also, your puppy will need prepared areas to sleep, eat, and play. He or she also needs a 'den'-somewhere to go and relax when a break is needed. The rules for these areas must be consistent too. If your puppy can only go on the couch after a bath, but you find her reclining on your sofa after a romp in the rain, it will be difficult for your puppy to know what the rules are. Dogs need consistency to know what's going on. 

Before bringing your puppy home, these are some material essentials that you will need ready. Most of these are provided in the Puppy Package that your puppy comes with. 

• Puppy food

• A puppy bed

• Puppy toys

• Food and water bowls

• Waste bags

• Kennel or crate (optional but highly recommended)

• Brush/comb (almost any regular human brush should work, but some dog brushes are specially designed and work better)

• Leash

• Other training tools (clicker, treats, etc.) 

We've given the puppies pieces of their food as treats so they eat their food and are not picky, but you can give them dog treats as well. Just make sure that your puppy is still eating enough of their food!