Preparing for your first puppy in 7 simple steps

Vision

3 Words Perfect Puppy (3WPP)

Why the family want a puppy? Benefit to them ?

Risks

Housing

Landlord Consent

Garden Size and lawn damage

dog rocks - female urine, burning the lawn - how to avoid

How big dog gets - estimating and measuring size

House Safety Risks

Pest Control - mousetraps, rat poison

Puppy proofing house

crate training

Resident Pets

Existing dogs in household

Children

Ages of children and size of dog

Zoonoses - diseases from dog to human

Asthma reaction

Allergies to dogs?

Car size?

Health of puppy - wanting to ensure adopt a healthy puppy

worried about buying a puppy from wrong place

avoiding puppy scams

Pups Behaving Badly

Budget

Purchase Costs

Unexpected vets bills

Health problems

Pet Insurance

Monthly expense planner

Food

Grooming

Public Liability

Set-up costs

House equipment

Crate Kits

Research

Breeds

Gundogs

Utility

SMART Plan

Specific Breed(s)

Measurement

Age at Adoption

Realistic Budget

Timescale

Shopping

Crate or Bed?

Toilet Training Kit

Teething Kit

Car Kit

Adoption

Transporting Puppy Home

Vaccines

Disease explanation

Parvo

Distemper

Lepto

L2 or L4?

Kennel Cough

Do I need KC?

Daycare

Puppy classes?

Adenovirus

Paperwork from breeder

Microchip

First Impressions Matter

Joining the Pack

Feline Fun

Bonus - Clicker training module

Bonus - Advanced dog trainer module

BONUS - nutrition module