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.
Carbs provide 4 calories per gram. Therefore, if youâre consuming 1,600 calories a day aim for 180 to 260 grams of carbs, if you eat 2,000 calories a day shoot for 225 to 325 grams and if you consume 2,400 calories aim for 270 to 390 grams of carbs each day.herefore, if youâre over 50 shoot for 0.36 to 0.68 gram of protein per pound of body weight each day.