New puppy arriving soon - help me with the essentials

[MamaTT]

I have a beagle puppy arriving soon to join my 3.5 year old beagle. I rescued my current beagle at 8 months old so I’m out of touch with the tiny puppy stage.
What essentials do I need?
Also,
Current DDog has never been in a crate in the house although she does go in a crate in the car. She sleeps in her bed in the utility room with the door locked. Should I crate pup or would that be cruel as his sister will have free reign of utility room?
I have lots of other questions but I’m a bit frazzled after being up all night with poorly DD
TIA

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Firstly your new pup is so handsome, very jealous!
I'd imagine you've got most of the essentials with having a dog already.
I don't believe in crating dogs if you don't really have too, is he trained to use a puppy pad?
If so I'd let him have free reign off the room and just put a puppy pad out for him

Yes that is what I was thinking.
There’s not an awful lot he can destroy in the utility room anyway 😂
DDog comes to work with me and sleeps under my desk most of the day so obviously the dynamics will change there. May need to consider a crate for when the office is busy or we have visitors. We have a construction company so I work in the office at our yard. It’s often only me and the 2 other office staff but the mornings are busy when all the staff are arriving and collecting materials before going to site.
I’m sure I’ll work it out.
In my head I’ve got visions of them cuddled up together but the logical side of me knows it’s going to be absolute carnage for a while!
DDog came to me pretty much toilet trained so I’ve no idea how to even go about that! I’m imagining I’m going to be spending a lot of time out on the patio waiting for him to do his business and lots of fuss and reward when he does?
Any tips on that front would be great!

I've a 5 month old sprocker. We took her to the garden every half hour, loads of praise/treat if she went outside. We were consistent. Some accidents inside but she got in a few weeks.

We did crate train her, we have an older cat and we didn't want any fighting if we were out. She's rarely left but we do leave her sometimes then we don't create another set of problems with seperation anxiety. She's doing well.

Introduced her to other dogs whilst walking, (loads of people with dogs where we live) I was concerned about the socialising aspect due to the restrictions but everytime we went to the pet shop for food or whatever she came along, they know her now and all make a fuss of her, she's OK with other people.

I think just do what suits your lifestyle and try not to get anxious about it.

Your puppy looks too cute! I'm sure you will have a ball with her. Ours has brought lots of joy and a great deal of fun, so makes up for the hard bit right at the beginning. It was like getting a baby for a while! Good luck and enjoy

What a gorgeous puppy!

You could try a free standing pen at work - although they take up a fair amount of space. It would keep him safe whilst people are coming and going.

I do wonder whether your dog might need somewhere to escape from the puppy occasionally as they can be exhausting particularly when they get the Zoomies.

Toilet training - outside every 20-30 mins and directly after food and drink.

Easy Peasy Puppy Squeezy is a great book.

Gorgeous puppy!
The Facebook group 'Dog training advice and support' is admin'd by trainers/behaviourists and has useful files of info to read through - big puppy section. I would recommend joining that group. Crate training is covered, if you want to weigh up pros and cons for you.
The Puppy Survival thread here is very useful too!
Enjoy your puppy, but try and catch up on your sleep before he arrives!

I think crates can be a good thing. We've a huge one and it really calms our sproker down (a bit like when you have a toddler who is tired, it's a reminder to calm down and have a doze)

You'll need all the obvious things like collar and tag (brass slide tags are fab and don't get lost) as well as a lead. An appointment with the vet for vaccinations and flea/worm treatment.

If you can, do the first intro of your puppy and your existing dog on neutral ground. We've always done this and even if they've not gone on to be besties, it definitely helps.

As long as you have a contained space no need to crate - remember the accidents, you need to keep puppy in one area overnight etc