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.
To calculate your daily fat grams, multiply the number of calories you consume daily by 20 and 35 percent. This calculation yields your target fat calorie range. For a man or woman on a 2,000-calorie diet, the target fat-calorie range is 400 to 700 calories.Fat contains nine calories per gram, so divide each number of the fat-calorie range by nine to determine your daily fat grams. For a 2,000-calorie per day diet, the recommended daily fat intake is 44 to 78 grams.o calculate your daily fat grams, multiply the number of calories you consume daily by 20 and 35 percent. This calculation yields your target fat calorie range. For a man or woman on a 2,000-calorie diet, the target fat-calorie range is 400 to 700 calories.