New Puppy Necessities
Here is a list of all of the things that you may need for your new little furball and where you can find them around town.
Pet Stores in the Area:
Noah’s Ark Holistic Nutrition (Cass st. and Grand in PB) - Perfect for starting your puppy off on the right healthy, yummy food. They are growing so fast and need highly nutritious food for proper health and brain development. You can also find puppy friendly toys and chews like Kongs and Bully sticks.
Muttropolis (on Girard in La Jolla Village) – They have good food, plenty of puppy toys and cute collars.
Pet Stop or Petco/Petsmart – You can find collapsible exercise pens and crates.
Craigslist.com – a great resource for finding crates or exercise pens that have been outgrown by other puppies. Just make sure you wash them well.
Puppy Essentials:
Puppy food- It’s best to get the food that they have been eating while with their litter.
Dog Bowls- Try to find the kind that don’t tip over easily. Usually they are wider around the bottom.
Crate- A large collapsible wire crate with a divider is the best so that the puppy can grow into it, but you can still make it smaller.
Exercise pen- It usually consists of a few panels so that you can make it larger or smaller.
Toys- Kongs are an essential puppy toy so that you can stuff them with goodies to keep your puppy busy. Rubber toys are great because they can’t chew pieces off unlike plastic toys. Ropes are perfect because they can’t chew them apart. Stuffed animal toys are ok as long as your puppy isn’t tearing pieces off and eating them. When playing with a stuffed toy it’s always good to supervise your puppy. Make sure they don’t have plastic eyes that can be choked on.
Chews- Bully sticks, flossies, and raw bones are good, but only in moderation, They can really upset your puppy’s tummy if allowed too much of it. Puppies will chew on their other toys happily and then chews can be introduced when they get a little bit bigger.
Collar with ID tag- It’s always good to have ID on your puppy in case they escape, but make sure it’s taken off when he is in his crate by himself.
Harness and leash- It’s good to walk your puppy on a harness when they are really little so that you aren’t pulling on his neck accidentally.
Treat pouch- It’s never to early to start positive reinforcement training with your puppy! Fill up a training treat pouch with your puppy’s kibble right away and start having fun!
