[gemy]

Under the bed clear sided storage boxes ... works wonders for us.

To your list:
1. Pet Insurance - investigate and determine which plan you want to go with.
2. Have a plan to either make or buy some warm sweaters for your pup... I'm not sure how cold it is in texas.
3, Emergency first aid kit. The library has I believe an article on this.
4. Know what food the breeding is feeding ... look it up on line, and if you want to change do that after pup is in house for more than one wk and maybe two wks.
Print off instructions/knowledge about "what constitutes an emergency".
5. Spray attachment if your kitchen sink tap doesn't have one. It is so much easier to use the spray attachment to wash.
6. Lots of soft towels for drying and cradling after washing; how about a blow dryer?
7. You can if you wish boil up some chicken, cook some rice, freeze both, in case your pup has a case of nervous stomach and diarrhea. Freeze it for use when needed.
8. Ear cleaner
9. Eventually a pet clipper if you plan on grooming your dog yourself.