{"id":551,"date":"2011-07-09T14:56:07","date_gmt":"2011-07-09T18:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/pointer\/?p=551"},"modified":"2021-08-13T05:51:18","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T09:51:18","slug":"basic-supplies-for-new-pointer-puppy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointertrainingadvice.com\/blog\/basic-supplies-for-new-pointer-puppy\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic Supplies You&#8217;ll Need for a New Pointer Puppy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Of course you&#8217;ll need to buy some nutritious puppy food &#8211; that goes without saying. But beyond that, you&#8217;ll also need some basic supplies to keep your new Pointer pup both happy and healthy.<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s a handy list you can print out and use as a checklist while you&#8217;re shopping:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Food and water bowls. Personally, I like stainless steel bowls the best, especially the ones with non-slip rubber bases. They&#8217;re the easiest kind to keep clean and they&#8217;re just about impossible to damage (unlike ceramic bowls). Plastic bowls are cheaper but some dogs like to chew on them.<\/li>\n<li>Comfy bed. A Pointer would appreciate almost any type of bed, but you&#8217;ll like the kind with a machine-washable cover the best.<\/li>\n<li>Crate. Crates are one of the best inventions ever. They help with housetraining, but they also give your dog a safe, secure place of his own when he just wants a little &#8220;quiet time&#8221;. If it fits, you can put the bed inside the crate to make it more comfortable. Make sure you get the right size crate, though &#8211; just big enough to let your dog stand, sit, lie down and turn around.<\/li>\n<li>Collar and leash. You&#8217;ll probably need to replace the collar more than once while your Pointer pup is still growing. Nylon collars work great and they&#8217;re cheaper than leather. A 6 foot leash (again, nylon is cheaper) is just the right length for training and walking.<\/li>\n<li>A metal nametag. At a minimum, have it engraved with your pup&#8217;s name and your telephone number.<\/li>\n<li>Dog brush. Pointers don&#8217;t need much grooming, but a weekly brush will keep your dog&#8217;s coat healthy and shiny.<\/li>\n<li>Toys and chews. With a pup, the need for these should be obvious. Make sure they&#8217;re sturdy and specifically designed for dogs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Of course you&#8217;ll need to buy some nutritious puppy food &#8211; that goes without saying. But beyond that, you&#8217;ll also need some basic supplies to keep your new Pointer pup both happy and healthy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[36,58],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointertrainingadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointertrainingadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointertrainingadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointertrainingadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointertrainingadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pointertrainingadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointertrainingadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointertrainingadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointertrainingadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}