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.
Total fat. 1  You need some fat, but eating too much fat can lead to certain health problems. 2  The amount of fat you should eat each day is between 25% and 35% of your total calories. 3  If you eat 2,000 calories each day, that means you would need around 600 calories from fat. Daily Value top. 1  For your health, experts recommend that you get certain amount of different nutrients daily. 2  The % Daily Value (%DV) tells you what percentage of the daily recommendation you get from one serving of a food. 3  The %DV is based on eating 2,000 calories each day.