Over the years, we’ve tried many products while raising and caring for our dogs. The items listed here are ones we personally use and trust for our puppies and adult dogs. These recommendations are meant to help make the transition to your new puppy as smooth and successful as possible.
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Puppy Essentials
We consider these to be essentials for when we bring a new puppy home.
We highly recommend that families purchase an indoor playpen and waterproof pad for times when their puppy is not in a crate and cannot be closely supervised. This setup is extremely helpful for potty training and establishing good habits. It’s also a must-have for traveling with your puppy, especially until they are fully vaccinated.
We all know puppies love to chew and nip, so having plenty of good chew toys is a must! Below are some of our favorites that we use and love.
This spray is a great training tool to have on hand to stop unwanted behavior before it becomes a habit
Dog Beds We Love
For a puppy bed, we love the plush donut beds - this one is our favorite.
Our Favorite dog bed is a toddler or crib mattress. They last forever and we can wash and change the sheets as often as we want.
A cheaper Alternative to the above mattress. We use and like both:
We also like this elevated bed for outdoors:
Reward Time Favorites
Aussies are highly food-motivated, which makes using training treats especially effective. Below are some of our favorites that we use and recommend.
The treats below are easy to break into tiny training size pieces
Our dogs love these. They keep them busy and are impressively long lasting.
Dog Gear and Essentials
This size crate usually works for our mini size pups:
This size harness usually works for our Mini size pups:
This size harness usually works for large mini or small standard pups:
One of our favorite collars that comes in a variety of adorable styles.
We love this leash. The padded handle makes it comfortable to use.
Bath Time Favorites
We always get asked what we use on go-home day because our puppies smell so good! Here are some of our favorite shampoos and sprays that we use all the time.
Grooming Essentials
Since Aussies are a shedding breed, we recommend regular deshedding with a quality deshedding rake.
We also regularly use a slicker brush and a detangling pin brush. Below are the ones we use and recommend.
This is the dryer that we use and love
We love using these towels to speed up drying time and make bath time cleanup easier.
The detangling spray we use:
Playtime and Enrichment Favorites
Some of our Top Picks for playtime:
These are some of our favorite enrichment picks that keep our pups entertained.
Below are our favorite outdoor play essentials.
We highly recommend a herding ball for your Aussie. We have went through several. This one below has lasted us the longest of any we have tried before.
Home Essentials for Pet Owners
A good air purifier really makes a difference in your home—it helps cut down on pet hair, dander, and odors. This is the one we use and love.
Supplements We Actually Use
We add these probiotics to puppy food.
We often add this to our dog's food:
Books and Training Materials We Recommend
We have also used and highly recommend these resources for training.
https://www.youtube.com/nateschoemer
https://www.patriciamcconnell.com/learning-center/
For Doodle Owners
A quality slicker brush is a must have for your doodle. We use this one for our Aussies and poodles.
For those who choose to clip their dog at home, this is what we use on our poodles.
Here is the groomimg table that we use. It makes the process much easier.
For Breeders
This makes a great whelping box:
This book has great information for breeding, whelping and raising puppies.