Features
Every Page in the New Puppy Planner
- A bringing-home checklist: supplies, and a walk-through to puppy-proof your home
- A puppy profile and first vet visit page, with room for your vet's answers
- A daily puppy schedule, so anyone who helps follows the same routine
- A potty training chart for the whole week, hour by hour
- A socialization checklist for people, sounds, places, handling, other animals, and everyday life
- A training tracker for sit, come, leave it, loose-leash walking, and more
- A grooming and nail trim log for nail trims, brushing, and baths
- A page for vet visits and growth, copied from your vet's records
- A milestones page for the firsts you'll want to remember
- Bonus: a one-page summary of your puppy's key information for the fridge
Great for: Bringing home a new puppy, first-time puppy owners, homes where more than one person helps with the puppy, and keeping potty training, socialization, and vet visits organized.
A Filled-In Example
See a filled-in daily puppy schedule for a made-up puppy before you start, so you know how to fill yours in. Write a word or two, or as much as you like.
A Short, Easy-to-Read Guide
Two clear pages on potty training and socialization basics, with what to ask your vet. Written in plain language and based on guidance from the American Kennel Club and the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior.
Instant Download, Print at Home
Download your PDF right after checkout and print on regular 8.5 x 11 inch printer paper. Print the pages you need, as many times as you need, for your pets. Nothing is shipped. 3% of your purchase price (excluding shipping and taxes) goes to help participating animal shelters and rescues.
Why Use a New Puppy Planner?
One place for your puppy's first year.
| Feature | New Puppy Planner | Texts & Sticky Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Daily routine | One schedule anyone who helps can follow | "Did someone already take him out?" |
| Potty breaks | A weekly chart to help you see your puppy's rhythm | Hard to spot a pattern |
| New experiences | A socialization checklist with dates | Easy to lose track of what's been tried |
| First vet visit | Your questions and your vet's answers on one page | Answers scattered across texts and papers |
| Vet visits and growth | Copied from your vet's records, all in one place | Digging through emails |
Your puppy's first year, all in one place.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use this planner instead of going to the vet?
No, never. This planner helps you stay organized with your new puppy. It never replaces your veterinarian. If your puppy seems sick, hurt, in pain, or just "not right," call your veterinarian or the nearest emergency animal hospital right away.
What's in this new puppy checklist?
It's a printable new puppy checklist and planner: a bringing-home checklist of supplies, a walk-through to puppy-proof your home, and the first appointments to book, plus pages for the weeks and months after, from a daily schedule and potty training chart to socialization, training, grooming, vet visits, growth, and milestones.
How do I prepare for a new puppy?
The planner starts with a bringing-home page: supplies to have ready, a puppy-proofing walk-through, and the first vet visit and puppy class to book. Your vet and the breeder, shelter, or rescue can tell you what else your puppy might need in addition to the checklist.
What do I need for a new puppy?
The bringing-home checklist covers 14 supplies to have ready before your puppy comes home, for feeding, walks, sleeping, chewing, grooming, and around the house. Your vet and the breeder, shelter, or rescue can tell you what else your puppy might need in addition to the checklist.
When should I take my new puppy to the vet?
Book a vet visit soon after your puppy comes home, and bring the paperwork from the breeder, shelter, or rescue. If your puppy ever seems sick, call right away. The planner has a page to write down your vet's answers.
What questions should I ask my vet about a new puppy?
The puppy profile page includes common first-visit questions about vaccines and preventives, food, when your puppy can go out and meet other dogs, spay or neuter, and the microchip, with room to write your vet's answers.
Is this a puppy schedule printable?
Yes. The daily puppy schedule has room for each part of the day, what happens (potty, meals, naps, play, training, crate), and who does it, so anyone who helps follows the same plan. Update it as your puppy grows.
Is this a puppy potty training chart?
Yes. The potty log is a weekly chart, hour by hour, for pee, poop, and accidents, with rows for mealtimes, so it's easier to see your puppy's own rhythm.
How long can a puppy hold their bladder?
It depends on your puppy's age and on the puppy, so ask your veterinarian what to expect for yours. The potty log helps you see your own puppy's pattern, and if anything about peeing or pooping worries you, call your vet right away.
Is this a puppy socialization checklist?
Yes. It lists people, sounds, surfaces and places, handling, other animals, and everyday life, with room for the date and how your puppy did. Ask your veterinarian when and where your puppy can go out and meet other dogs.
What should I do the first week with a new puppy?
The planner walks you through it: fill in your puppy's profile, book the first vet visit, and start the daily schedule and potty log. The guide pages cover potty training and socialization basics.
How do I puppy proof my house?
The bringing-home page includes a room-by-room puppy-proofing walk-through, inside and out, based on ideas from the ASPCA and the American Kennel Club. It isn't a complete list, so walk through each room and look around.
I'm bringing home a new puppy with another dog or a cat. Does it help?
Yes. The socialization checklist has lines for calm adult dogs, cats, and other animals, with room for the date and how your puppy did. Ask your shelter, rescue, or veterinarian how to introduce your pets in your home.
Does it include a puppy vaccine schedule?
No. Ask your veterinarian which vaccines and preventives your puppy needs, and when. The vet visits page gives you a place to copy what was given and when the next visit is, as written on your vet's records.
Does it work for a rescue or adopted puppy?
Yes. The profile page has room for what you learned from the shelter or rescue, including records you received and the food your puppy was eating.
Is there an app, or is this on paper?
It's on paper: a printable PDF, with no app to download and no login. Print the pages and keep them on the fridge or in a binder, where anyone who helps with your puppy can see them. If you already use a pet app, you can use these pages too.
Is this a physical product?
No. It's a printable PDF you download right after checkout. Nothing is shipped, so there's no shipping fee.
Can I print it more than once?
Yes. Print as many copies as you need for your pets.
Is there a version for kittens?
Yes. The New Kitten Planner is made just for kittens, with a litter box log, a kitten-proofing walk-through, and a socialization and handling checklist.
How does my purchase help shelter and rescue pets?
3% of your purchase price (excluding shipping and taxes) goes to help participating animal shelters and rescues.