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