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 should constitute 20 to 35 percent of your total caloric intake. The average American man takes in 93 grams of fat per day and the average woman takes in 66 grams of fat a day.With each gram of fat having 9 calories, this equates to 837 calories from fat for men and 594 calories from fat for women, potentially exceeding the recommended amount.at should constitute 20 to 35 percent of your total caloric intake. The average American man takes in 93 grams of fat per day and the average woman takes in 66 grams of fat a day.