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.
Your dietary fat consumption should not exceed 35 percent of your total calorie intake, suggests the Institute of Medicine. This means the maximum amount of fat you should consume each day is 62 grams for a 1,600-calorie diet, 78 grams when eating 2,000 calories a day and 97 grams of fat daily for a 2,500-calorie diet.