Getting rescue pup very soon - what do we need/any top tips?

[PonyoLovesHam]

Hi all. I have been reading through lots of threads on here to get some advice but decided to start my own as I have some questions...

So we are adopting an 8 month old terrier cross from a rescue centre. We will hopefully get him in the next few days
We have -
Crates x 2 (one for the car, one for home)
Nice dog bed
Lead
Harness
Dog bowl and water bowl
Toys

What else do we need please?! I'm not planning on locking him in the crate, more planning to have it as a space he can go to and be on his own if needed.
Is it best to get a bed to fit in the crate or just blankets?
The dog bed we have is lovely but too big for the crate (a really nice woman gave it to me when I bought her crate from her on gumtree).

He is very nervous, when we've walked him at the rescue he basically pulls on the lead back towards the kennels where the staff are, we didn't really walk him just tried to get him to have a sniff around the field!

How long does it take a dog to settle in? I know that's how long is a piece of string sort of question, just wanting other peppers experiences.

We have 5yo dd who has been told she has to let the dog come to her but I'm sure she'll have to be reminded

So any advice, help, suggestions would be welcome. I'll try and find a photo of himself...

I love that he brought you his harness. He sounds like fun.

When my dog wants to go out, she sits by the door looking longingly at it

Oh what a clever boy..

Pony That's amazing that he brought you his harness. He's obviously very good at communicating what he wants. Be careful, he'll be in charge of your entire house in no time.

Don't worry about him not going into the crate or playing with his toys. Our current rescue took a good three months before she showed any interest at all in her toys.

She also didn't sleep in her bed for the first few weeks and preferred the floor. She also wouldn't lie on her side on the floor for about a month and was very alert when she was asleep- ready to spring up. After a while she calmed down and started sleeping more deeply on her side. One day she just got in her bed for some reason and she's basically been there ever since

Looking forward to more updates and pictures

3 months to settle is optimistic. All my rescues were still changing a year later. It depends what their previous life was like, if they were never socialised at the proper time it can take a long time for them to trust you. There can be an easy honeymoon period then problems when the dog gains confidence.
Good luck with little Fennec Fox.

Thanks everyone!

So far he's been great, he is scared of cars on walks but our neighbour friend said instead of fussing him when a car goes by just to ignore him, it seems to be working.

Still house training him - no successful wees or poos outside yet ☹️

The only problem... The last 2 nights dp has spent downstairs on the settee with him. Dp came up last night but the dog sneaked up about 12.30 so dp came back down to sleep with the dog.
We're planning on shutting him in the kitchen tonight but I don't know if I can ignore the inevitable whining/barking!

We have floating stairs so can't put a stair gate on them, and want to keep upstairs dog free for now as its where the cats sleep.

Snoozing at the bottom of the stairs, please ignore crappy carpet! He's right next to his dog bed btw

He's absolutely lovely.

How's he getting on OP?