I remember bringing Sassy home when she was a puppy like it was yesterday! We loaded our boys into the car and drove an hour and a half to a home in the middle of the woods. I knew we were in the right place because driving up the driveway, we saw two husky puppies! In a house full of boys, I needed the baby girl husky. I had no clue what we needed though and I bet you don’t either if you’re reading this. So here are my favorite puppy essentials!
Two days before, I had finally found a legit Husky breeder in our area. It was kind of a long road, even to this point, so we were so excited. I made arrangements with them to pick up our puppy – we got to choose between a boy and a girl.
The night before we picked Sassy up, we went to Petsmart to gather the things we needed. We didn’t know if we would pick the boy pup or the girl pup when we got there so we got gender-neutral colored items. Our essentials were:
- Collar
- Leash
- Food & water bowls
- Puppy food
- Puppy training treats (smaller treats that are great for potty training)
- Toys safe for chewing
- Crate
- Pet taxi
Before we went to the pet store we made sure to find out what kind of food the breeder had been feeding her! We did not use puppy pads because I had read that it encouraged puppies to go to the bathroom inside the house and we definitely didn’t want that. We did just fine without them. You can read about our potty training strategy here.
We ended up picking the female and we named her Sassy! The day after we brought her home, we figured out all the things we needed in addition to the few things we bought to start out, lol! We had gotten the wrong kind of food (thankfully the breeder provided a small bag we could use for her first few meals at our house), so we took it back and got the right one.
Here’s a quick video of Sassy playing with one of her toys when she was just a pup on her first night at our house! 🙂
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Your husky is so beautiful! I have two of my own. This is such a helpful list! Wish I’d had this when I adopted my first dog.
Thank you!! 🙂 She is our baby!!
Great ideas for anyone getting a new puppy! We breed dogs twice a year and I am saving your link to send to everyone who buys a puppy this year! Thanks for all the info!!!
Thank you so much!! 🙂 I wish I would’ve had it when we got Sassy so I definitely wanted to share.
Great post! My sister just got a Rottweiler puppy. I’ll definitely share this post with her. Also your dog is adorable!
Thank you so much for sharing and the sweet compliment about our baby! 🙂