--- title: "Bringing Puppy Home: What You Need" id: "368890" type: "post" slug: "bringing-puppy-home" published_at: "2016-03-26T00:26:30+00:00" modified_at: "2016-03-26T00:26:30+00:00" url: "https://petlandkennesaw.com/bringing-puppy-home/" markdown_url: "https://petlandkennesaw.com/bringing-puppy-home.md" excerpt: "It happened. You fell in love with those sweet puppy eyes. Now, it’s time to take your new family member home. Are you sure you have everything you need for your first days together? The staff at Petland Kennesaw have..." taxonomy_category: - "Tips & Tricks" taxonomy_post_tag: - "Breeders" - "Diet" - "Grooming" - "Health" - "Playtime" - "puppy" - "Tricks" --- ![Bringing Puppy Home: What You Need](https://petlandkennesaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/puppy-photo.jpg)![Bringing Puppy Home: What You Need](https://petlandkennesaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/puppy-photo.jpg)[Home](https://petlandkennesaw.com/) / [Blog](https://petlandkennesaw.com/blog/) / [Dogs](https://petlandkennesaw.com/category/uncategorized/) / **Bringing Puppy Home: What You Need** [Tips & Tricks](https://petlandkennesaw.com/category/blog/) # Bringing Puppy Home: What You Need March 25, 2016 · cosmick It happened. You fell in love with those sweet puppy eyes. Now, it’s time to take your new family member home. Are you sure you have everything you need for your first days together? 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