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The New Dog Starter Guide

Your first 30 days with your new best friend. Eleven pages of checklists, routines, and honest advice, from the hour before they come home through the end of the first month.

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What is inside

  • Before they come home

    The safe zone, the hazard sweep, and what to have ready before the car pulls in.

  • Day one

    What to expect, what to skip, and how to keep the first evening calm.

  • The first week

    Building safety and trust while your dog decides whether this is really home.

  • Weeks two to four

    Routine, training basics, and the bonding that makes the rest of it easy.

  • The essential checklist

    Everything you actually need, and the things you can happily skip.

  • Feeding, health and vet basics

    The first vet visit, food transitions, and what is worth asking about.

  • Common mistakes

    The handful of well meant missteps that make the first month harder than it needs to be.

Why we made it

Those first weeks can feel exciting, overwhelming, joyful and chaotic, sometimes all in the same hour. That is completely normal. Every dog takes time to settle in and every owner learns as they go. A dog is a bestie, and the time you invest in that first month shapes the relationship you get to keep for life.