Posh Pets Malibu - New Puppy Checklist & First Week Guide

Your puppy’s first week is not a performance. It is a rhythm: potty, eat, handle, sleep, repeat.
The Posh Pets Malibu New Puppy Checklist & First Week Guide is a 6-page low-ink printable you can tape inside a cabinet or hang on the fridge. It is written for the household that actually lives with the dog — not for a show ring.
Inside:
Before they arrive — safety sweep, crate and feeding setup, vet paper trail, and a coat-and-handling starter kit
The first 24 hours — arrival sequence, first-night sleep and potty pattern, and what to skip on day one
Days 2–7 — a daily skeleton you can bend around work, plus 2–5 minute training crumbs
Coat, body, and early grooming — two-minute handling so touch stays safe; week-one notes for smooth, double/rough, doodle, and wire coats
Red flags worth a same-day call to the vet
Notes page — name, weight, chip, clinic, ER, food, vaccines, groomer notes, likes and hates
Built for at-home coat care the way we pack our kits: start small, stay consistent, don’t turn week one into a spa day. Pair it with a soft brush and comb matched to the coat you actually have.
Print it. Share it with whoever is on overnight duty. Use it with your veterinarian and breeder — this guide does not replace either one.
Posh Pets Malibu. Woman-owned. At-home coat care.