Purchase your essential dog care items such as ID tags, a collar and a 6 foot leash, food and water bowls, food, dog toys, a crate and bedding, and basic grooming tools. Just before you bring your dog adoption home, take him for a walk to tire him out a little.
1 Limiting the amount of saturated fats you eat to less than 7 percent of your total daily calories. That means if you need about 2,000 calories a day, less than 140 calories (or 16 grams) should come from saturated fats.  Limiting the amount of trans fats to less than 1 percent of your total daily calories.
Fat Recommendations. All fats, good or bad, have 9 calories per gram. Between 20 percent and 35 percent of your total caloric intake should come from fat, according to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010. If you consume an average of 2,000 calories per day, you can include 44 to 77 grams of fat.