How To Get Your Home Ready For Your New Rescue Dog

Whether you have been a dog owner before, or this is your first time welcoming a new four-legged friend into the family, settling a new rescue dog into your home can involve a little more forward preparation. However, there are a few easy ways to help a new furry family member feel relaxed and comfortable in their new pad. Locate Your Local Vet Finding your local veterinary practice and registering your new rescue dog is an important part of getting any new pet. However, since rescue dogs might come with their own set of medical ailments from their life before they were rescued, locating a local vet can also give you an extra branch of support if you have any questions regarding a new rescue dog's health. Explore my review about pet insurance for your furry friend  to ensure their well-being and security. If you can't find a good local practice near you, you can call the Katy mobile vet clinic to access at-home veterinary service within the comfort of your own four walls. Seeking a mobile vet will also help your rescue dog settle more since you won't put them in another strange new environment for a potentially invasive checkup. Buy The Essentials Beforehand Preparing your home for a new rescue dog can be time-consuming, and the last thing you want is to have to dash to the store to pick up anything you might have forgotten in the excitement of welcoming a new four-legged friend. Buying the essentials beforehand means everything will be ready for when you can finally pick them up from the rescue home. Some of the essential things to buy include:

• Comfortable dog bed (with room to grow)
• Selection of toys
• Food and water bowls
• Leash, tag and collar
• Soft dog blanket
• Suitable dog food

Tidy The Space Dog-proofing and tidying your house is another essential step in getting your home ready for a new pup; ensure the space is safe for your new furry pal by tidying away anything that you don't want your new rescue dog to get ahold of. A baby gate is a great way to create a barrier between separate rooms, especially if you don't want your rescue dog in certain rooms of the house. Another important part of tidying your home is removing potential hazards. This could be anything from loose wires, toxic plants and flowers, medicines and chemicals. Dogs won't know what a hazard is like their human owner will, so keeping an eye out for where they go exploring and supervising them in all rooms of the house can help you avoid any unpleasant accidents. A big part of tidying a home for a new pooch-shaped arrival is also planning out the available space. For example, giving a new rescue dog a spot to sleep, rest and eat can help speed up the settling process. You could even set up a den area in a quiet space away from the main footfall of the home, so your new pooch has a quiet space to retreat to when things get noisy. Stay Patient and Calm Try as you might, it's unlikely you'll ever find out what happened to your new rescue dog before. This is also the same if they were rehomed somewhere else before yours! Therefore, they might do some things that you don't want them to do, for example, trying to sleep in your bed or jumping on the sofa. Staying calm and practising patience if they're behaving in a way you don't want them to is the key to helping them learn; instead, create a better alternative that's much more appealing to them, like a den full of tasty treats and toys. When preparing your home for a new rescue dog, the advice above can help ease the difficult transition from a stressful dog shelter - to a loving family home.