Getting our baby tomoorow---what am I forgetting?
 

Ok so we pick up our little guy tomorrow morning, we have to drive about three hours...we ar so excited!

I went out last night and got some basic supplies...what am I missing:
Breeder is providing :
bowls
one potty pad
48 hours worth of food
papers, etc
(maybe more but I forget)

I got/have:
washable bed
pack of puppy pads (we plan to outside train but know he is pad trained, or partially now, so got some for the transition period)
several mini nylabones
two other tiny toys
a harness, the tinyest I could find
a tiny collar (incase the harness doesnt fit, and we plan to put his name tag, etc on the collar)
a bag of teeny tiny crunchy all natural treats (cranberry and something flavor)
I ORDERED YOKIE YUMMY variety bag yesterday --- but until then figured we needed something to work on training, etc :)
baby gate for the kitchen (we plan to try to just keep him in the kitchen and not crate train initially--unless we have a huge problem)

Don't forget to take water, a garbage bag, and some paper towels on your trip. Babies get carsick easily, and or will potty, so you may need to clean up. And the water is also for drinking.

Blankets? towels? Leash? Crate/carrier?

I'd also get some of the cleaner they sell at pet stores to neutralize pet odors, in case he goes on a carpet or rug.

I think it's also a good idea to always have nutri-cal on hand. Just in case.

A few other things:

brush, comb, shampoo (puppies get dirty easily, especially around their behinds)

I also like puppy wipes for wiping Violet's cute little tushie when it needs it

Later you may find you need some bitter apple spray if he is a chewer. :)

Blankets would be a big one. Dixie loves the fleece blankets! They're around $5 at Wal-Mart or Target. I agree with the previous poster, wipes are nice too. I use organic baby wipes.
If the weather is cold in your area, a coat/sweater may not be a bad idea either.

GOOD LUCK!!!! :)

Good luck on getting your new baby. How exciting. :D

Sounds like you have it all! I might suggest a pillow though, for the car ride, makes a more level place to lay on. Congrats on your new baby. Can't wait to see pictures.

More food (exactly what the breeder is feeding for a couple weeks at least)
Children's Benadryl
Nutrical or karo syrup
Blankets
Towels
Grooming supplies

Our breeder is going to teach me some basic grooming techniques when we go to pick ours up so I'm also packing all kinds of grooming stuff.

Plus, don't forget the items you intend to use for dental health for your home supplies. I've also purchased plain canned pumpkin and puppy shampoo/creme rinse, etc. I see someone has already mentioned the Nutrical.

I hope my husband doesn't see this but since our drive is going to be 7 hours, I've also purchased some soothing CD's for dogs...easy listening and classical. (Lest, you think I've totally lost it...I think I've finally found a way to hear something besides bluegrass on our drives...LOL
I'm doing it for the puppy, you understand...LOL) I like bluegrass in small doses only...my husband really, really likes it.

We're also taking a small gift to our breeder as a thank you from our family for being such a good, nurturing person to our puppy. She has been so extremely kind and helpful and a token of our appreciation seems appropriate. (From what I've read on here, our continuous personal interaction with our breeder seems a bit rare but I have enjoyed reading about our puppy's stages of maturity, etc. Living so far away, we've had to rely on her to give us the anecdotes about our puppy. She has surpassed our expectations of keeping us involved even though we are geographically distant.)

Our puppy will be 13 weeks old when we bring her home. Our breeder is keeping her an extra week because we couldn't get lodging near her the weekend before. I have bought a microwave pet heating pad to use in her bed when we get home. I also brought one of those heartbeat pillows but probably don't need it.

I also think one of the greatest safety things I've bought are some bells for her collar. With our age and clumsiness on a good day, both the puppy and we needed the bells for an alert. Somewhere on the internet I found a chart associating the number of bells/size to the optimal sound of the alert. I went with several smaller bells instead of the larger but they are equal in the volume of noise to the human ear plus the weight was lighter.

One other reminder...don't forget to schedule your wellness check at the vet to comply with your breeder's guarantee. Most contracts give less than a week to get this check done.

how about a crate?

One thing--very important--when you go to the vet before your pup has all her shots, don't let her wander around there. Keep her in her crate until you get to the exam room. I would hate for her to get an illness from other dogs at the vet.

Also, don't forget to take your camera!

I've never had anyone to take pictures of so this is probably what I'll forget to take.

What a special day awaits you tomorrow!

Ok, wrote some additional things down in preparation of Zoë coming home on Sunday. We have about a 5 hour drive. :) This place is addicting!!! I need to get some work done!!

One gallon of there water, then slowly ween Zoe to your water.

I bet your excited...congrats...:aimeeyork

wow who would of thought of that. you are a treasure ill keep you in mind for advice later.