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.
So the rest of your calories are going to come from fat. In this theoretical case â 100 grams of protein and 50 grams of carb per day â youâll need one hundred and fifty five grams of fat per day to get up to 2000 calories, a pretty reasonable level. Yes, I said a hundred and fifty five grams of fat per day. At 9 calories per gram, thatâs 1395 calories worth.