Stainless Steel or Hard Ceramic Dog food bowl, holds one quart.

Sterilized Chew Bone -- good for the teeth, safe; puppies love them!

Dangerous- Edible Plastic Squeaky Toy (Do not buy one of these!)

Sample pack of a quality dog food: Nutro's® Natural Choice™ Lamb Meal and Rice Formula.

Bottles of

• Nature's Miracle® enzyme-based Stain & Odor Remover.  This should take care of the inevitable puppy accidents.
• Gimborn® R-7® Ear Cleaner (Routine Ear Cleaning) and ChlorhexiDerm™ Flush (Ear Infection Treatment).
• Bio-Groom® Super White™ Coat Brightener Shampoo.
• Bio-Groom® Flea&Tick Shampoo.

Tools, clockwise from upper left:

• Two sizes metal comb -- small for catching fleas, larger for combing
• Guillotine-style toenail trimmer and spare blade
• Small sharp scissors (Fromm® 2½ inch shown)
• Slicker brush
• Double-ended human tooth scaler (Miltex® 70-110 SCL 12)
• Two sizes stripping knife ("Classic Fine" and Hauptner® 96)
• LEASH AND COLLAR! Leash should be about five feet long.  Use a nylon collar. On these, the prong can be inserted anywhere along the weave.  While your puppy is growing, expect to buy two or three sizes, and just throw the older one away.  When your puppy has grown to full-size, buy a permanent collar that appeals to you (the dog can't see it).

This is the food that we feed our dogs.  It is a quality product: Super Premium Nutra Nuggets® Lamb Meal and Rice Formula. Available at Costco/Price Club as well as pet stores.  (We used to feed them Nutro's® Natural Choice™ or Iams® Eukaneuba™, but the cost was very high considering all the dogs that we feed.)
Crate: Kennel Cab II®, Intermediate Size. Suitable for transporting your puppy and helping with the housetraining.

"Dog Owner's Home Veterinary Handbook" will give you advice on common ailments and help you to know if a problem is serious.  Right, Freeze-Dried Beef Liver dog treats for that special occasion. On top, a thing that is not a sponge, but looks like one.  It is a "Gonzo", and magically removes dog hairs from fuzzy furniture and velvet evening gowns.

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