{"id":4922,"date":"2020-07-03T08:20:55","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T13:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lovealwaysaudrey.com\/?p=4922"},"modified":"2020-07-23T12:05:56","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T17:05:56","slug":"new-puppy-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lovealwaysaudrey.com\/2020\/07\/new-puppy-advice\/","title":{"rendered":"We Got A Puppy!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo by Sweet Sundays Photography<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Like many other people in 2020, Idan and I thought it would be great to get a dog during quarantine. After all, we’re home 24\/7 and have much more time to train a pup! We finally found the perfect doggo for us\u2013he’s a bernedoodle from an Amish family in Pennsylvania. We went with a bernedoodle because I have some pretty severe dog allergies in my family, and he is likely to be a lot less allergy-inducing than most dogs! I’ve also always wanted a bernese mountain dog (my good friends can attest to this), so a bernedoodle was a nice compromise.<\/p>\n

Because this has been the hardest, most challenging thing of our lives, I wanted to share some new puppy advice that I’ve gathered over the last few weeks.<\/p>\n

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Getting Him Home and The First Night<\/h3>\n

We rented a car for the day and headed out to PA to go get our new floof. The drive there was a little over 3 hours, and then once we picked him up it took us about 4.5 hours to get home. We had to stop a few times to let him go potty, and he also threw up twice in the car\u2013puppies get car sick! I sat in the back with him so I could keep a close eye on him.<\/p>\n

When we got him home, we closed the doors to the bedroom and bathroom so that he would only explore the living room and kitchen at first. We read that you’re not supposed to introduce them to too much too quickly, or they freak! We had his crate and playpen all set up before, and introduced him to his crate with the door open and by using treats to get him comfortable. The whole day\/night was a bit of a blur, but he definitely did not sleep through the night (as we expected).<\/p>\n

Here are things we brought with us to pick him up that I recommend:<\/strong><\/p>\n