Must-Have Products from Amazon for Your New Puppy

Are you thinking of adding a new puppy to your family and wondering what you ought to have on hand? Have you recently added a puppy to your home and have realized you are woefully unprepared? I’ve got you covered with all of the basic puppy supplies you should get from Amazon.

Lucky is our miniature goldendoodle and his second birthday is coming up in March! We brought him home in May of 2019 (and then found out we were expecting in June) and I am happy to say that we were very prepared to welcome a noisy, wet, adorable, quirky little pup to our home. I want to help you have a positive experience!

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FOOD

• GammaLid – if your pup is going to be living in the same building that you store his food, you need a safe and secure place for that food. An airtight container will also increase the shelf life of your dry dog food. We use a standard 5-gallon bucket with a GammaLid to store Lucky’s food and it works brilliantly. It keeps his food fresh and neither Lucky nor Calvin can get into it. A 20 lbs bag of his dry kibble fits almost perfectly into the bucket. I also cut the portion information off of one bag of food and taped it to the side of the bucket with packaging tape for easy reference.
• Stainless Steel Bowls – when these bowls first arrived, they seemed humongous. Our entire puppy could fit inside one with room to spare. We ended up using a couple of smaller cereal bowls for his food and water until he got bigger, but now they are the perfect size for this food and this water. I love only having to fill the water bowl once a day because it holds enough to last from morning until night.
• Mini MilkBones – Even though our dog is fully grown, we still use these teeny tiny dog bones to treat him for good behavior. He doesn’t get spoiled, I don’t have huge dog bones or crumbs all over, and they last way longer because they’re so much smaller. Highly recommend.

GOING OUT

• Leash (5 ft) – we chose not to get a long or extendable leash, because we wanted to teach Lucky to walk appropriately on a leash and not pull. He’s still not great at it (due to lax training), but the leash has held up phenomenally for the last two years, and I don’t expect to need to replace it anytime soon.
• Collar – this collar fit our pup well and he got used to it quickly due to it being so lightweight. We’ve never had any issue with the nylon, the buckle, or the tags falling off.
• Harness – Lucky didn’t fit properly into this harness until we had had him for a few months. Even though he is a smallish dog, I prefer to walk him on a leash and harness than leash and collar. He behaves much better and isn’t choking himself. He also wears the harness in the car with his seatbelt so his body (not his neck) would take the impact of collision.
• Seatbelt – we use this seatbelt that clips to Lucky’s harness and clicks into a standard seatbelt fastener whenever Lucky is in the car. It keeps him on his seat (not roaming about the cabin), he knows when it’s car time, and in the event of a collision, Lucky would be protected from being ejected from the vehicle. His crate is far too big for him to ride in it in the car, so this was a wonderful option and Lucky does really well with it.
• Travel Kibble Bag – Colter’s parents will often watch Lucky when we go out of town, and this kibble bag is perfect for bringing his food to their house. It’s quite large and it keeps all the dog food smell contained. This is a huge plus. It’s super durable as well.

LIVING IN YOUR HOUSE

• Pet Stain and Odor Remover – I try to minimize the chemicals in our home, but sometimes essential oils will only go so far. The reason that an odor remover is so important while house-training a puppy, is that if they pee in the house and you just wipe it up, the puppy can still smell traces of urine, even if you can’t. These odor traces tell the puppy that this is a place to pee and the problem can persist. I highly recommend this spray. Lucky never created a “accident zone” so long as we were consistent using this spray
• Comb – I use the comb to get the tangles in Lucky’s beard, ears, and lower legs. It works really well and the teeth of the comb haven’t bent at all so far.
• Brush – this brush works great on Lucky’s curly fur. It softly untangles his fur and he doesn’t mind us using it on him. Lucky doesn’t shed at all, so I can’t speak to that, but it has over 38K reviews on Amazon, so you can read a few there.
• Folding Crate – some people don’t crate their indoor dogs, which is perfectly fine. We live in a small space with three people and a dog, so Lucky having his own space to retreat into is very important. I love his kennel. It has two doors, it’s easy to clean and set up, and it collapses flat. This is very important for when we need to leave Lucky with Colter’s parents. If his crate didn’t fold, it wouldn’t fit in the car. It also came with a divider, which was important when he was smaller.
• Zak George’s Dog Training Revolution book – this man is an amazing (and kind!) dog trainer. He has a whole bunch of videos on YouTube that cover everything from basic commands to troubleshooting behavior. His book is also fabulous. I loved having a hard copy to make notes in and refer back to when we were struggling with a behavior.
• Rope Toys/NylaBones/Kong/Squeaker Toys –

Looking at all of these puppy pictures of Lucky almost makes me want another puppy. He was the absolute sweetest little thing. We’ll add another dog to the family eventually (and that dog will definitely be a mini goldendoodle) but, for now, Lucky will just have to make do with his people family.