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.
On a standard 2,000-calorie diet, that means restricting yourself to 55-77 grams of fat and 16 grams of saturated fat per day. If you already have heart problems, you may need to cut your fat intake even more, but only with your doctor's guidance.