NEW DOG
Your Dog's First Week
Not a schedule to keep up with — a short list of the things that are easier to do now than to undo later, plus a page on what is normal in week one and not worth panicking about.
Free Printables
Everything here prints on a home printer, on ordinary paper, and is meant to live on the fridge rather than in a folder. Pop in your email and we will send it over — one email, with the file attached, and then only new guides as they publish.
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New Dog Starter Kit
All three of our new-dog printables in one file: the first-week list, the emergency vet sheet to fill in, and the human-foods chart. If you only print one thing, print this.
Every printable
EMERGENCY
Emergency Vet Contact Sheet
Fill it in on a calm evening and stick it on the fridge, so anyone — including a sitter who has never been to your vet — knows where to go.
FOOD & TREATS
Human Foods Dogs Can (and Can't) Eat
A fast-reference sheet covering 30 common foods, sorted into safe, fine in moderation, and never. Pin it to the fridge for the moment someone drops something.
BEHAVIOR
Dog Body Language Cheat Sheet
Dogs talk with the whole body, and no single part means anything on its own. One page on reading the ears, eyes, tail and stance together.
PAW CARE
Paw Care Checklist
Four paws, sixteen toes, and a lot of ground covered. The routine we run with ours, plus a tracker and the tips that make it easy to keep up.
DOG NAMES
My Dog Name Shortlist
Five names side by side, tested against the one naming rule that actually holds up. Write them down, say each one out loud, and the wrong ones rule themselves out.
GAMES & ACTIVITIES
High-Energy Game Cards
Games for a dog with more engine than your living room — chase games that don't wreck joints, and brain games that actually tire them out.
GAMES & ACTIVITIES
Rainy Day Game Cards
Indoor games for the days nobody wants to go outside, starting with the ones that need no setup and the ones you can build out of your recycling.
GAMES & ACTIVITIES
Small Yard Game Cards
Games that work in the yard you've actually got — turning it into a scent course, chase games with no run-up, and what to do when it is too hot to move.
GAMES & ACTIVITIES
Gentle Game Cards
Games for older dogs — low on the joints, good for the head. Including a set they can play lying down.
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