Puppy Registry

Wouldn't it be awesome if there were such a thing? Much like having a baby, getting a puppy requires a lot of purchases. Many of my favorite blogs have a theme going on right now-- baby registry musts. Since we don't have kids, and won't be making this sort of registry for awhile, I thought I'd share about my favorite puppy must-haves!


1. Petstages Toys
Barkley loved these when he was little! They are small and fun to chew on, yet are very well made. I am not a fan of animal toys that look like dead animals laying around my house, so the colorful patterns and material make these tolerable.


2. Busy Buddy
Barkley's favorite bone! It's bouncy, so we can throw it around the house, but it also has replaceable rawhide treats in the middle of the bone.


3. Pet Door
Our life changed when we installed this door for the Barkster. Now he's not stuck in our house all day while we work- I'm afraid he probably barks at the birds, but he does have some large dog-buddies next door who he can catch up with during the day. Our only problem is when it rains... which is about 5 days out of the year... but B will stick his head out the doggy door, then come back inside to take care of business. Puppy pads do the trick on rainy days.


4. Maxwell Dog
Barkley just loves that there's a store in our neighborhood with his name on it. A boutique dog store is not unique in LA, but we only go to this one-- why else? We're Maxwells! And it has some affordable items, as well as the diamond dog tags and cashmire cat sweaters. We go to Petco & Target for the basics, but when we need something special, you'll find us here.


5. Food bucket
This picture is from World Market, though ours came from IKEA and was much cheaper. We keep Barkley's food in this and it's genius! It looks cute in our kitchen, and he hasn't figured out how to get into it. I love it!