The first 30 days with your new dog
Nine things for your first month, all yours to keep. Add their name and the day they come home, and every page fills itself in.
One tap adds all 30 days, from the day they come home (today, if no day is chosen). On iPhone and Mac, each day also comes with a 9 am reminder.
One booklet: a cover with their name, the four weeks, and every page to fill in.
Your month, week by week
One small thing a day, about five minutes each. Tick a day when it is done; the ticks stay on this device.
Week 1: Settle in
Days 1 to 7
The first week is about less, not more: one room, one routine, the same few faces. Most of these days take five minutes, and some are mostly about noticing.
- Day 1
One room to start
A whole house is a lot of new on day one. One room, set up before they arrive, becomes the place your new dog knows is theirs.
Do this
- Set the room up before you leave to pick them up: their bed in a quiet corner, water, and a couple of toys. For a cat, the litter box goes on the far side of the room from the water.
- Keep today to the people who live there. Friends can meet your new dog next week.
- Sit on the floor, phone down, and let your new dog come to you in their own time.
- At bedtime, put the first-night sound on low in that room.
Done when: Your new dog has walked the room and found the bed.
- Day 2
Their name
A name only means something once it is tied to good moments, and the first days are when that tie is made.
Do this
- Say their name in a warm voice when you put the bowl down, when you sit with them, and when they come over.
- Ask everyone in the house to say it the same way, so it sounds like one name, not three.
- Still deciding? Try each name for a day and notice which one you keep saying.
Done when: Your new dog looks up at the sound of their name, even once.
- Day 3
The first-night sound
The first nights in a new home are quiet in an unfamiliar way. A steady sound in the room fills that silence for both of you.
Do this
- Open the first-night sound in the calm player and set it low, in the room where your new dog sleeps.
- Set the timer so it stops on its own after you are asleep.
- Keep the same sound all week, so it becomes part of bedtime.
Done when: Bedtime has a sound, and it is the same one each night.
Open the calm player - Day 4
The shape of their day
A routine is easier to keep once it is written down, and a sitter or a partner can only follow what is on paper.
Do this
- Print the day log and put it on the fridge with a pen.
- For three days, write down the times: meals, naps, play, and outside or the litter box.
- On day three, circle the times that keep repeating. That is their day.
Done when: The log has three days of times on it.
Print the day log - Day 5
The same route
Everything outside is new: the smells, the noise, the gate down the street. The same short loop each day turns new into familiar.
Do this
- Pick a short loop from your door and walk it at about the same time each day this week.
- Let your new dog stop and look around; this walk is for the street as much as for the distance.
- Notice what they stop at, and what they steer around. Write one thing down on the day log.
Done when: You have walked the same loop three days running.
- Day 6
Walk and weather
Weather changes a walk more than people expect: hot pavement, a cold wind, an early dark. A minute with the forecast saves a bad one.
Do this
- Open walk and weather and save your ZIP code.
- Before the evening walk, check the hour by hour line for heat, cold and rain.
- Pick the walk time that suits the day, and write it on the day log.
Done when: Your ZIP code is saved, and you checked before tonight's walk.
Walk and weather - Day 7
The first visitor
The first guest sets the tone for every guest after. One easy visit is worth more than a busy one.
Do this
- Invite one person, not a party, and ask them to sit down rather than stand over your new dog.
- Ask them to keep their hands low and let your new dog come over first.
- Keep it short: twenty minutes is plenty for a first visit.
Done when: One visit, and your new dog chose to say hello.
Week 2: Safe and findable
Days 8 to 14
This is the week you hope never matters: the tag, the chip, the photos, the card. Ten minutes a day, and if your new dog ever gets out, everything a stranger needs is already done.
- Day 8
The tag
A tag is the fastest way home. Anyone who finds your new dog can call you within a minute, with no scanner and no office hours.
Do this
- Put the number you always answer on the tag, and their name if you like.
- Check the fit of the collar when it goes on, and again each week while they grow.
- Read the number on the tag back to yourself, digit by digit. A typo here is easy to miss.
Done when: The tag is on, and the number on it rings your phone.
Our engraved name tag - Day 9
The microchip
A chip is only as good as the details behind it. If the registry does not have your number, nobody can call you.
Do this
- Find the chip number on the adoption or breeder papers, or ask whoever placed it.
- Register it, or move it into your name, with your phone number and address.
- Set the yearly reminder to check that the details are still right.
Done when: The registry shows your name and your number.
Set the reminder - Day 10
Three photos that would find them
If your new dog ever slips out, the first thing anyone asks for is a clear photo, and a cute photo and a useful one are different photos.
Do this
- In daylight, at their eye level: one from the side, one from the front, and one of any marking that is only theirs.
- Make a photo album just for them on your phone and favorite all three.
- Describe their color and markings in your own words, the way you would tell a neighbor.
Done when: Three photos are in the album, and the description is written down.
The poster they would go on - Day 11
The emergency card
If something happens to you, the person who finds your keys needs to know there is a pet at home and who to call.
Do this
- Make the card with your numbers, a backup person, and your vet.
- Print two: one by the front door, one in your wallet.
- Tell your backup person they are on it.
Done when: One card is by the door and one is in your wallet.
Make the emergency card - Day 12
The numbers, before you need them
Nobody wants to be searching for a phone number at 2 a.m.
Do this
- Save three contacts: your vet, the nearest 24-hour clinic, and the person who would step in if you could not get home.
- Add their name to each contact, so all three come up together when you search it.
- Map the route to the 24-hour clinic once, so it is not new on a bad night.
- Copy the three numbers onto the emergency card by the door.
Done when: All three numbers are in your phone and on the card.
- Day 13
Their papers in one place
Paperwork arrives in a rush in the first weeks and scatters just as fast. One folder means any question about your new dog takes a minute to answer.
Do this
- Pick one folder, on paper or on your phone, and name it for them.
- Put in the adoption or breeder papers, the chip number and any receipts with dates.
- Print the visit record and keep it at the front, to fill in at every visit.
Done when: Everything about your new dog is in one place.
Print the visit record - Day 14
The license
Some cities and counties ask for a pet license, and the tag that comes with it is one more way home.
Do this
- Search for your city or county with the words pet license, and open the official page.
- Note whether one is needed, what it asks for, and when it renews.
- If one is needed, put the renewal date in your calendar.
Done when: You know whether your new dog needs a license, and when.
Week 3: Your routine
Days 15 to 21
By now the day has a shape. This week writes it down and stretches it a little, so the ordinary days feel easy: time alone, a brush, a trip, a rainy afternoon.
- Day 15
The sitter sheet
The day you need a sitter is never the day you have time to write everything down.
Do this
- Open the sitter sheet and copy in the times from your day log.
- Add the house rules, their favorite things and who to call.
- Print one and keep it with the emergency card.
Done when: The sitter sheet is printed and by the door.
Start the sitter sheet - Day 16
An hour alone
Sooner or later your new dog will have the house to themselves. A short first time, on a quiet day, is easier on everyone than a long first day at work.
Do this
- Pick a quiet day and leave for a short errand, under an hour.
- Keep the leaving and the coming back low-key.
- If you like, leave the calm player on for them while you are out.
- When you get back, notice what changed: where they were, and what moved.
Done when: One short time alone, and you noticed how it went.
- Day 17
A few minutes with a brush
Brushing is easiest when it is ordinary. A minute a day now is easier than a struggle later.
Do this
- Pick a time when your new dog is sleepy, like after a meal or a walk.
- Brush for a minute along the back, then stop while it is still going well.
- Do it again at the same time tomorrow.
Done when: Three short brushing sessions, each ended on a good note.
- Day 18
The car
If every ride ends at the vet, the car gets a reputation. A few ordinary rides change that.
Do this
- Set up the back seat or a crate before you start, so your new dog has a spot of their own.
- Drive around the block, or to a park, and back.
- Keep the first rides short, and end each one with something good.
Done when: One short ride that ended somewhere good.
- Day 19
A rainy day game
Some days the weather wins. A game indoors uses their nose and their head, and fills an afternoon.
Do this
- Hide a treat under one of three cups and let your new dog find it.
- Roll a few treats into a towel and let them unroll it.
- Hide a favorite toy somewhere in one room and help them hunt for it.
Done when: One indoor game they would happily play again.
- Day 20
The night walk
In some seasons the dark comes early, and drivers see a dark dog late.
Do this
- Clip a light to the collar or the leash, and wear something bright yourself.
- Walk the same loop you know from the morning.
- Keep your phone light ready and one hand free.
Done when: One night walk with lights on you both.
- Day 21
Three weeks
Change is hard to see from inside it. Three weeks in, the first night already feels like a long time ago.
Do this
- Print the firsts page and fill in what you can: the first night through, the first visitor, the first trip.
- Write one line about who your new dog was on day one, and one about today.
- Take a photo in the same spot as a day one photo, if you have one.
Done when: The firsts page has its first entries.
Print the firsts page
Week 4: Life together
Days 22 to 30
The last stretch is the fun part: who your new dog is, the pictures and the cards, the dates worth keeping, and a look back at how far you have both come.
- Day 22
Their breed
A breed is a history: what generations of their family were asked to do. Knowing it makes a lot of small habits make sense.
Do this
- Read their breed page, or the page for the closest mix.
- Note one thing the breed was made for, and one place you have already seen it at home.
- Save the page; it is a good one to share with family.
Done when: You can say in one sentence what their breed was made for.
Find their breed - Day 23
Fireworks and storms
Loud nights come on known dates and in the forecast. A plan made on a quiet day is easier to follow on a loud one.
Do this
- Put the big fireworks nights in your calendar, with a reminder the day before.
- Pick the quietest room in the house and make it comfortable.
- Open the noisy-nights playlist and save it.
Done when: The dates are in your calendar, and the room and the playlist are ready.
The noisy-nights playlist - Day 24
Their age
Age shapes the year ahead. Knowing where your new dog is in life helps you picture it.
Do this
- Enter their birthday, or your best guess, in the calculator.
- Note their age in human years on the firsts page.
- Add their birthday to your calendar, guessed or not.
Done when: Your new dog has a birthday in your calendar.
The dog age calculator - Day 25
Your new dog's resume
Renting with a pet, booking a sitter or joining a daycare all go easier with a one-page introduction.
Do this
- Open the resume and add their photo, their age and the things they love.
- Add what people ask for: the license and chip numbers, and the routine from the sitter sheet.
- Save it as a file you can send from your phone.
Done when: The resume is saved and ready to send.
Make the resume - Day 26
The announcement
Everyone who heard about your new dog wants to see them. One good card answers all of them at once.
Do this
- Pick your best photo from this month.
- Make the card with their name and the day they came home.
- Send it to the group chat, or print a few for the people who would put it on the fridge.
Done when: The card is made and sent.
Make the card - Day 27
A picture on the wall
A few weeks in, your new dog is part of the house, not just in it. A picture on the wall says so.
Do this
- Look through the eight designs for their breed.
- Pick the one that suits the room, with their name under it.
- Not now? Save it for gotcha day.
Done when: You have picked the design, for now or for later.
The portrait poster - Day 28
Gotcha day
The day they came home deserves a date of its own, and next year it will sneak up on you.
Do this
- Open the countdown and enter the day they came home.
- Add it to your calendar as a yearly event.
- Write down how you will mark it: a walk, a new toy, a photo in the same spot.
Done when: Gotcha day is in your calendar for next year.
Start the countdown - Day 29
Where they sleep now
Four weeks in, your new dog has made their own choices about the house, and where they sleep is the clearest one.
Do this
- Notice where they have slept the last three nights.
- If it is not the bed you bought, move the bed there.
- Write it on the firsts page.
Done when: Their bed is where they actually sleep.
- Day 30
One month
Thirty days ago your new dog was new. Today they are family, and you did every step of that.
Do this
- Pick a photo from day one and one from today.
- Make the one-month card with both.
- Fill in the last lines on the firsts page, and keep the kit where you can find it next year.
Done when: One month, written down and shared.
Make the one-month card
The shopping list, in the order you need it
What the first night needs, what the first week needs, and what can wait. Our own pieces show their lowest price; the rest you have or find anywhere.
Have it before they arrive
- Stainless steel pet bowl, 18 oz from $52
- Bowl mat, bone shape from $32
- Pet bed from $84
- A collar or harness and a leash that fit
- A carrier, or a leash, for the trip home
- The food they eat now, from whoever had them last
The first week
- Engraved name tag from $19
- Pet bandana from $28
- A brush for their coat
- A few clear photos of them, saved to your phone
It can wait
- Portrait poster from $34
- Pet hoodie from $62
- A second bed for the room where you spend evenings
- A car seat cover or a crate for the car
Or the three things with their name on, in one design: the Welcome Kit, from $62. See the Welcome Kit
The first-night sound
Soft brown noise with a slow heartbeat, for a puppy's first nights, in the calm player.
Pages to fill in
Print them, put them on the fridge, and fill them in as you go.
The year-one budget sheet
A sheet to fill in with your own numbers, by category, for the first year. We print no figures: yours are the ones that count.
Their name on everything
The announcement card, a welcome sign for the door, and the emergency card, each with the name on it.
For whoever helps
The sitter sheet with their routine, and the emergency card by the door.
Your month, week by week
One small thing a day, about five minutes each. Tick a day when it is done; the ticks stay on this device.
Week 1: Settle in
Days 1 to 7
The first week is about less, not more: one room, one routine, the same few faces. Most of these days take five minutes, and some are mostly about noticing.
- Day 1
One room to start
A whole house is a lot of new on day one. One room, set up before they arrive, becomes the place your new cat knows is theirs.
Do this
- Set the room up before you leave to pick them up: their bed in a quiet corner, water, and a couple of toys. For a cat, the litter box goes on the far side of the room from the water.
- Keep today to the people who live there. Friends can meet your new cat next week.
- Sit on the floor, phone down, and let your new cat come to you in their own time.
- At bedtime, put the first-night sound on low in that room.
Done when: Your new cat has walked the room and found the bed.
- Day 2
Their name
A name only means something once it is tied to good moments, and the first days are when that tie is made.
Do this
- Say their name in a warm voice when you put the bowl down, when you sit with them, and when they come over.
- Ask everyone in the house to say it the same way, so it sounds like one name, not three.
- Still deciding? Try each name for a day and notice which one you keep saying.
Done when: Your new cat looks up at the sound of their name, even once.
- Day 3
The first-night sound
The first nights in a new home are quiet in an unfamiliar way. A steady sound in the room fills that silence for both of you.
Do this
- Open the first-night sound in the calm player and set it low, in the room where your new cat sleeps.
- Set the timer so it stops on its own after you are asleep.
- Keep the same sound all week, so it becomes part of bedtime.
Done when: Bedtime has a sound, and it is the same one each night.
Open the calm player - Day 4
The shape of their day
A routine is easier to keep once it is written down, and a sitter or a partner can only follow what is on paper.
Do this
- Print the day log and put it on the fridge with a pen.
- For three days, write down the times: meals, naps, play, and outside or the litter box.
- On day three, circle the times that keep repeating. That is their day.
Done when: The log has three days of times on it.
Print the day log - Day 5
The same spots
Cats learn a home by where things are. When the bed, the box and the bowls stay put, that map settles quickly.
Do this
- Choose a place for the bed, the box, the bowls and a scratching post, and leave them there.
- Open one more room today, and leave the door to the first room open behind them.
- Notice where your new cat goes first and where they rest. That spot is worth keeping.
Done when: Everything has a place, and nothing has moved since.
- Day 6
A window seat
A window is a cat's favorite show. A seat at the right one gives your new cat a reason to settle in a room you share.
Do this
- Find the window with afternoon sun and something to watch: birds, a street, a tree.
- Put a shelf, a box or a folded blanket on the sill so there is room to lie down.
- Check the screen and the latch while you are there.
Done when: Your new cat has used the seat at least once.
- Day 7
The first visitor
The first guest sets the tone for every guest after. One easy visit is worth more than a busy one.
Do this
- Invite one person, not a party, and ask them to sit down rather than stand over your new cat.
- Ask them to keep their hands low and let your new cat come over first.
- Keep it short: twenty minutes is plenty for a first visit.
Done when: One visit, and your new cat chose to say hello.
Week 2: Safe and findable
Days 8 to 14
This is the week you hope never matters: the tag, the chip, the photos, the card. Ten minutes a day, and if your new cat ever gets out, everything a stranger needs is already done.
- Day 8
The tag
A tag is the fastest way home. Anyone who finds your new cat can call you within a minute, with no scanner and no office hours.
Do this
- Put the number you always answer on the tag, and their name if you like.
- Check the fit of the collar when it goes on, and again each week while they grow.
- Read the number on the tag back to yourself, digit by digit. A typo here is easy to miss.
Done when: The tag is on, and the number on it rings your phone.
Our engraved name tag - Day 9
The microchip
A chip is only as good as the details behind it. If the registry does not have your number, nobody can call you.
Do this
- Find the chip number on the adoption or breeder papers, or ask whoever placed it.
- Register it, or move it into your name, with your phone number and address.
- Set the yearly reminder to check that the details are still right.
Done when: The registry shows your name and your number.
Set the reminder - Day 10
Three photos that would find them
If your new cat ever slips out, the first thing anyone asks for is a clear photo, and a cute photo and a useful one are different photos.
Do this
- In daylight, at their eye level: one from the side, one from the front, and one of any marking that is only theirs.
- Make a photo album just for them on your phone and favorite all three.
- Describe their color and markings in your own words, the way you would tell a neighbor.
Done when: Three photos are in the album, and the description is written down.
The poster they would go on - Day 11
The emergency card
If something happens to you, the person who finds your keys needs to know there is a pet at home and who to call.
Do this
- Make the card with your numbers, a backup person, and your vet.
- Print two: one by the front door, one in your wallet.
- Tell your backup person they are on it.
Done when: One card is by the door and one is in your wallet.
Make the emergency card - Day 12
The numbers, before you need them
Nobody wants to be searching for a phone number at 2 a.m.
Do this
- Save three contacts: your vet, the nearest 24-hour clinic, and the person who would step in if you could not get home.
- Add their name to each contact, so all three come up together when you search it.
- Map the route to the 24-hour clinic once, so it is not new on a bad night.
- Copy the three numbers onto the emergency card by the door.
Done when: All three numbers are in your phone and on the card.
- Day 13
Their papers in one place
Paperwork arrives in a rush in the first weeks and scatters just as fast. One folder means any question about your new cat takes a minute to answer.
Do this
- Pick one folder, on paper or on your phone, and name it for them.
- Put in the adoption or breeder papers, the chip number and any receipts with dates.
- Print the visit record and keep it at the front, to fill in at every visit.
Done when: Everything about your new cat is in one place.
Print the visit record - Day 14
The license
Some cities and counties ask for a pet license, and the tag that comes with it is one more way home.
Do this
- Search for your city or county with the words pet license, and open the official page.
- Note whether one is needed, what it asks for, and when it renews.
- If one is needed, put the renewal date in your calendar.
Done when: You know whether your new cat needs a license, and when.
Week 3: Your routine
Days 15 to 21
By now the day has a shape. This week writes it down and stretches it a little, so the ordinary days feel easy: time alone, a brush, a trip, a rainy afternoon.
- Day 15
The sitter sheet
The day you need a sitter is never the day you have time to write everything down.
Do this
- Open the sitter sheet and copy in the times from your day log.
- Add the house rules, their favorite things and who to call.
- Print one and keep it with the emergency card.
Done when: The sitter sheet is printed and by the door.
Start the sitter sheet - Day 16
An hour alone
Sooner or later your new cat will have the house to themselves. A short first time, on a quiet day, is easier on everyone than a long first day at work.
Do this
- Pick a quiet day and leave for a short errand, under an hour.
- Keep the leaving and the coming back low-key.
- If you like, leave the calm player on for them while you are out.
- When you get back, notice what changed: where they were, and what moved.
Done when: One short time alone, and you noticed how it went.
- Day 17
A few minutes with a brush
Brushing is easiest when it is ordinary. A minute a day now is easier than a struggle later.
Do this
- Pick a time when your new cat is sleepy, like after a meal or a walk.
- Brush for a minute along the back, then stop while it is still going well.
- Do it again at the same time tomorrow.
Done when: Three short brushing sessions, each ended on a good note.
- Day 18
The carrier
If the carrier only ever means a trip to the vet, it gets a reputation. Left out at home, it becomes furniture.
Do this
- Leave the carrier open in a room they use, with a blanket inside.
- Drop a toy or a treat in it now and then, and let your new cat find it.
- The day they nap in it, take a photo. That is the day it became theirs.
Done when: Your new cat has gone into the carrier on their own.
- Day 19
A rainy day game
Some days the weather wins. A game indoors uses their nose and their head, and fills an afternoon.
Do this
- Hide a treat under one of three cups and let your new cat find it.
- Roll a few treats into a towel and let them unroll it.
- Hide a favorite toy somewhere in one room and help them hunt for it.
Done when: One indoor game they would happily play again.
- Day 20
Lights out
Many cats are at their busiest after dark. A good game just before bed makes the quiet after it easier for everyone.
Do this
- Ten minutes before bed, play with a wand toy until your new cat is chasing hard.
- End with one last catch, then put the toy away.
- Lights out at the same time each night this week.
Done when: A week of the same bedtime, with a game before it.
- Day 21
Three weeks
Change is hard to see from inside it. Three weeks in, the first night already feels like a long time ago.
Do this
- Print the firsts page and fill in what you can: the first night through, the first visitor, the first trip.
- Write one line about who your new cat was on day one, and one about today.
- Take a photo in the same spot as a day one photo, if you have one.
Done when: The firsts page has its first entries.
Print the firsts page
Week 4: Life together
Days 22 to 30
The last stretch is the fun part: who your new cat is, the pictures and the cards, the dates worth keeping, and a look back at how far you have both come.
- Day 22
Their breed
A breed is a history: what generations of their family were asked to do. Knowing it makes a lot of small habits make sense.
Do this
- Read their breed page, or the page for the closest mix.
- Note one thing the breed was made for, and one place you have already seen it at home.
- Save the page; it is a good one to share with family.
Done when: You can say in one sentence what their breed was made for.
Find their breed - Day 23
Fireworks and storms
Loud nights come on known dates and in the forecast. A plan made on a quiet day is easier to follow on a loud one.
Do this
- Put the big fireworks nights in your calendar, with a reminder the day before.
- Pick the quietest room in the house and make it comfortable.
- Open the noisy-nights playlist and save it.
Done when: The dates are in your calendar, and the room and the playlist are ready.
The noisy-nights playlist - Day 24
Their age
Age shapes the year ahead. Knowing where your new cat is in life helps you picture it.
Do this
- Enter their birthday, or your best guess, in the calculator.
- Note their age in human years on the firsts page.
- Add their birthday to your calendar, guessed or not.
Done when: Your new cat has a birthday in your calendar.
The cat age calculator - Day 25
Your new cat's resume
Renting with a pet, booking a sitter or joining a daycare all go easier with a one-page introduction.
Do this
- Open the resume and add their photo, their age and the things they love.
- Add what people ask for: the license and chip numbers, and the routine from the sitter sheet.
- Save it as a file you can send from your phone.
Done when: The resume is saved and ready to send.
Make the resume - Day 26
The announcement
Everyone who heard about your new cat wants to see them. One good card answers all of them at once.
Do this
- Pick your best photo from this month.
- Make the card with their name and the day they came home.
- Send it to the group chat, or print a few for the people who would put it on the fridge.
Done when: The card is made and sent.
Make the card - Day 27
A picture on the wall
A few weeks in, your new cat is part of the house, not just in it. A picture on the wall says so.
Do this
- Look through the eight designs for their breed.
- Pick the one that suits the room, with their name under it.
- Not now? Save it for gotcha day.
Done when: You have picked the design, for now or for later.
The portrait poster - Day 28
Gotcha day
The day they came home deserves a date of its own, and next year it will sneak up on you.
Do this
- Open the countdown and enter the day they came home.
- Add it to your calendar as a yearly event.
- Write down how you will mark it: a walk, a new toy, a photo in the same spot.
Done when: Gotcha day is in your calendar for next year.
Start the countdown - Day 29
Where they sleep now
Four weeks in, your new cat has made their own choices about the house, and where they sleep is the clearest one.
Do this
- Notice where they have slept the last three nights.
- If it is not the bed you bought, move the bed there.
- Write it on the firsts page.
Done when: Their bed is where they actually sleep.
- Day 30
One month
Thirty days ago your new cat was new. Today they are family, and you did every step of that.
Do this
- Pick a photo from day one and one from today.
- Make the one-month card with both.
- Fill in the last lines on the firsts page, and keep the kit where you can find it next year.
Done when: One month, written down and shared.
Make the one-month card
The shopping list, in the order you need it
What the first night needs, what the first week needs, and what can wait. Our own pieces show their lowest price; the rest you have or find anywhere.
Have it before they arrive
- Stainless steel pet bowl, 18 oz from $52
- Bowl mat, 12 × 18 in from $38
- Pet bed from $84
- A litter box and litter, set up before the first night
- A carrier, or a leash, for the trip home
- The food they eat now, from whoever had them last
The first week
- Engraved name tag from $19
- A brush for their coat
- A few clear photos of them, saved to your phone
- A scratching post
It can wait
- Portrait poster from $34
- A second bed for the room where you spend evenings
Or the three things with their name on, in one design: the Welcome Kit, from $72. See the Welcome Kit
The first-night sound
Quiet music for the first days in a new home, in the calm player.
Pages to fill in
Print them, put them on the fridge, and fill them in as you go.
The year-one budget sheet
A sheet to fill in with your own numbers, by category, for the first year. We print no figures: yours are the ones that count.
Their name on everything
The announcement card, a welcome sign for the door, and the emergency card, each with the name on it.
For whoever helps
The sitter sheet with their routine, and the emergency card by the door.