The Setup (sort of)

Everything arrived as expected, and it was ridiculous how easy it was to setup the crate and the ex-pen. They were literally ready to be unfolded simply snapped into place. For now, we are going to keep them in the breakfast room that we've never used as a breakfast room. I couldn't figure out a way to place the ex-pen flush against the wall without it blocking the backdoor, being in the way of going to the TV room, or being too close to the wall outlet. I'm going to cover the outlets and move the things plugged into it anyway, and then try to reconfigure the setup. For now, it's not too in the way, and makes use of our poorly utilized breakfast room. And yes, the rug will be moved elsewhere since we'd prefer not to have it chewed up and made into a meal.

Doggy Items, other than books

Our first dog items should be all arriving today by some miracle! When I ordered them originally, the arrival dates for all 4 items were 3 completely different days. Now, due to the icy weather we had yesterday, and whatever other acts of God caused the shipments to align, all of the things I ordered recently will be coming on the same day--TODAY. :)

What we ordered this round:

Midwest Life Stages Single-Door Folding Metal Dog Crate 24"x18"x21"





Medium sized FURminator deShedding Tool (dog version of course-Amazon had -the- best price I'd seen)




24H" x 24" 8 Panel GoGo Black Epoxy Exercise Pen w/ Walk Thru Door



3-pack Karen Pryor i-click clickers

(images © Amazon.com, DigItPet.com, and Clickertraining.com)

Still on the list (some things are really just on my personal wishlist) -

• Collar
• 6' lead
• Water/Food bowls
• Food - We will be feeding Diamond Naturals Lamb & Rice puppy formula as the breeder is
• Doggy car seat or pet carrier
• Toys (Kong, teething toys, etc)
• Bed (though he will at first be mainly sleeping in his crate)
• Whistle (maybe) - for recall training
• Wrist coils for easy access to clickers
• Nylon bones
• Nail trimmer (though we might have one at home that might work for his size)
• Dog tearless shampoo/creme rinse
• Les Poochs brush (way off from needing that)
• Slicker brush (since I probably won't get the Les Poochs right away)
• Thinning shears
• Treats (hotdogs, dry treats, cheese)
• Tray for sod (potty training while indoors)
• Wireless webcam (to watch Rooney while we're not home) - for now we'll have to use our handycam
• Pooper scooper
• Smaller pooper scooper

Less than a week and a half to go till homecoming!