[lysiane_souris]

Originally Posted by BellaBlue82

Hello all, I'm finally bringing my baby girl home on the 23rd after MONTHS of waiting! I'm so excited and I'm trying to prep my home for our first dog. I know all of the basics (I've been on this site for a couple of months reading up on all kinds of things!) like securing wires, cabinets, and keeping them in sight at all times. The breeder is sending me a box full of goodies before my Sasha arrives (that's her new name!), things like food, toys, t-shirt, coupons, shampoo... but for the other things that I need, like a collar and harness, should I wait until she gets here and just take her to Petsmart with me? Is that safe with such a small breed? The last thing I want is someone's huge dog jumping all over her. Being that she will still be adjusting to my family and be out of her comfort zone (she's been with the breeder in Texas for six months), will she do OK outside of my house? LIke, if I put her in a small bag to take her out will she pee or poo in it? Any suggestions you might have for me on helping her make a comfortable transition to my family would be greatly appreciated!

I would avoid petstores until she is fully vaccinated... I work 2 jobs and my part tiem job is petsmart and I brought Bailey there once and she got kennel caugh for being in there for 3 minutes...you can never predict what kind of dog snif an object and left residue on it and then poof bailey sniffs the same thing and got sick... or if you do keep her in your arms at all time and dont let a bunch of people take her. Better be cautious. Other then that I am sure you will be ready... Alot of people wait until they are full grown for a harness just to make sure they dont need ot buy a few diff size as she grows up. Good luck with everything and CONGRATS!!!!