6 Items You Should Have Before Buying a Puppy_404

Pee Pads
Dog Crate
First and foremost be Prepared! You will want to have already purchased the following items before your puppy arrives in its new environment:
A name tag is very important since it provides a name and number for people to call if ever your dog happens to find itself away from its home.
Chew Toys
Puppies like to chew things, especially if they are teething. One item that always does great with dogs is the KONG chew toy. Just put a little treat, or peanut butter in the middle of the toy and your new puppy will be occupied for hours. This will also help avoid chew marks on any shoes or chair legs.
A Food and Water Dish
With the holidays just around the corner, you are sure to see an increase in the number of people buying puppies. Yet, whether you are buying a cute and cuddly puppy for yourself or a loved one, there are 6 key items one should always buy before introducing a puppy into a new home.
Name Tag, Collar, and Leash
A Dog Training Guide
A quality food and water dish should be catered to the type of puppy you will have. An elevated bowl for big dogs or a tapered and lower level bowl for dogs with long ears and who are small.
If your puppy will become an indoor dog you may want to buy yourself some pee pads. However, it is important to be consistent where you decide to place the pee pads because that area will eventually become your dog's permanent potty area.
One of the best tools for training a new puppy is a Crate. Not only does it promote good house training habits, but it also serves as a place to keep your puppy whenever you are away from home.
The current challenges we face are an opportunity for us all to reflect on this question and to realign our lives to that which brings the greatest love, joy, passion and peace for ourselves and others. It is an opportunity to ensure we are being true to ourselves for as William Shakespeare's Hamlet so eloquently reminds us "To Thine Ownself be True. And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou can not then be false to any man". So lets come back to reflecting on the three patterns of identity mentioned above.Suppose my identity is based on any or all of the above three patterns - what I'm doing - my job, what I have - property, shares, cars, family or what others think of me - "he's really achieved so much, he's great!".
When I first got my mini-dachshund I quickly learned that he was a stubborn breed, which made it difficult to house train. So in my search for a good dog training product I came across Secrets to Dog Training, which showed me how to positively reinforce good behavior while getting rid of any bad habits. Within a week I started to see results and I was on my way to having the perfect dog.
3. I am what others think of me - again this is quite a common identity and "keeping up with the jones's" is based on this one as is the glorification of "being famous" and "being a socialite". If I believe in this identity I want everyone to think well of me and will do whatever I can to ensure this happens - I tell half truths or even lies so that I will be liked and look good, I will dress as all the "good people" dress.Leo Tolstoy, the famous Russian author, wrote a very thought provoking story about a man called Ivan Ilych , a self proclaimed "social climber" who lived in Tsarist Russia. Ivan is suddenly struck by a terminal illness, which offers him time to reflect on his life and he asks himself - "what if my whole life has been wrong?". The only time Ivan could remember being true to himself is when he was a child!