Life stages
Bringing one home
A few things ready before they arrive make the first week simpler. Here is a checklist, the tools for the name and the announcement, and the things they will use every day.
For the first weeks
- Pet name generatorNames from real pet license records.
- New pet announcement card"Meet" your new pet, with their photo, to share or print.
- Gotcha day countdownDays until their gotcha day and birthday, in your calendar every year.
- Microchip details reminderCheck the registry has your details, once a year.
- Pet sitter sheetRoutine, house rules and who to call, on one page.
- Pet emergency cardA wallet card and a fridge sheet: pets at home, who to call.
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Before they come home
Tick these off in the week before, and the first days are about getting to know each other.
- An ID tag with your phone number on their collar.
- Their microchip registered in your name, with your phone number and address. Set a yearly reminder
- Bowls and a bed, in the spot where they will stay.
- CatsA litter box and litter, set up before the first night.
- DogsA collar or harness and a leash that fit.
- A carrier, or a leash, for the trip home.
- Ask the shelter, breeder or last owner what they eat, when, and what their day looks like.
- A first vet visit booked for the early weeks.
- Whether your city or county needs a pet license, and when it is due.
- A few clear photos of them, kept on your phone in case you ever need a poster. See the lost pet poster
- A sheet with their routine for anyone who helps. Start the pet sitter sheet
Their first things
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