Let me come right out and say that raising a puppy in a high rise is NOT easy (well for us it wasn’t the easiest). The best thing about the high rise we were living in was that it had a dog run on the fourth floor where we would take her to go to the bathroom early in the morning or late at night. It was so convenient and safer to use and she also loved going down there to play with the other dogs that lived in the building! There was also a park across the street that also had a gated dog park which was awesome and exposed her to other dogs of all sorts of breeds and ages.
Below is a list of everything that we actually ended up using that helped us raise Millie and made her the happiest puppy around 🙂
+ Wild One Harness Walk Kit & Collar: This kit was perfect for her! It comes with a harness, leash, and a poop bag carrier. Also obsessed with all of the colors it comes in and you can mix and match your kit colors! It’s also super easy to wipe off when the leash gets dirty!
+ Wild One Grooming Kit: This grooming kit comes with a shampoo and doggie wipes. We used these doggie wipes allll the time and went through the pack so fast! We were shocked that we used these so much but so glad we bought them when we did!
+ Wild One Bowl Kit: Obviously needed to get her the matte black food and water bowls. Love how big and heavy they are so they don’t move around while she eats!
+ Puppy Pee Pads: So we only used these for emergencies. We didn’t want to train her on these so we never had them just laying out around the apartment. While she was transitioning to different puppy food she had a couple of times where she woke us up in the middle of the night and had to go to the bathroom immediately so we laid these out and it worked for her.
+ Turf Pad: So we ended up switching from the pee pads to this turf pad. What was nice about this was that we had this out on our balcony and we also only used this for emergencies. This worked a lot better than the pee pads and also helped with her potty training because it obviously looks and feels like real grass!
+ Furbo Dog Camera: This camera literally changed our lives!! We are obsessed with it and love how it also has a treat tossing feature which Millie loves! It is super easy to set up and we still use it till this day whenever we leave the apartment just to keep an eye on her.
+ Dog Treat Pouch: We hooked this up onto her leash and filled it with treats and would instantly reward her when she would go potty outside! It was super convenient and also helped train her how to walk on a leash!
+ Zuke’s Training Treats: These treats are great for training and they also fit perfectly in the Furbo camera when you want to toss treats and also fit in the treat pouch we used!
+ Dog Paw Print Blankets: These are the cutest blankets and Millie loves to snuggle up with these!
+ Calming Anti-Anxiety Dog Bed: Millie loves to curl up and nap in this fluffy anti-anxiety bed! We started off with the small size for when she was a puppy and now we have the XL bed for her! When she was a puppy she had a couple of accidents on it but we easily put it in the washer and dryer and it came out just as fluffy!
I hope this list helps anyone out who is looking to raise a puppy in a high rise or honestly anywhere! Also, that picture of Millie is one of my favorite pictures of her and we even got it framed!! I am officially a crazy dog mom lol