We do chicken frames too, as well as raw eggs once or twice a week.

My advice would be get the cheapest bed you can find from a Red Dot or similar. Puppies are shocking for chewing, and their beds are so tantalisingly close when they're lying there in the night without company. I can't tell you how many we've been through with our pup - and of course started with the oh so beautiful $100 one!!

I also can't recommend highly enough the Kong toys or equivalent. My DH works from home, I'm home with the kids and we live on just over an acre but the dog still gets bored. He has a couple of kong like toys and they're fantastic for keeping him entertained.

Everyone else has covered all the necessities but definitely do the pet insurance. Nothing worse than being faced with the traumatic decision of whether or not you can even afford your much loved pet's medical care when he/she gets sick/injured.

Can't wait to hear about your new fur baby a bit further down the track. I was in two minds about whether or not my girls were old enough for a dog and just over 12 months down the track I am so glad we got our gorgeous boy.