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PlannerPuppy sleep plannerPick your puppy’s age and bedtime for a calm evening routine and honest night expectations.Open →NewPuppy week by weekWhat to expect from 8 to 26 weeks, with three things to focus on each week.Open →NewPuppy personality quizEight fun questions and a shareable card: which of five puppy types is yours?Open →NewDog name generatorNames by girl or boy, style and size, with a shortlist you can copy and share.Open →NewDog age calculatorYour dog’s age in human years, by size, as a quick and fun estimate.Open →NewCalming music for puppiesOfficial calming playlists and long videos for naps and quiet evenings.Open →PrintableThe Calm First Week checklistA printable one-page checklist for a new dog’s first week at home.Open →PrintableGive Us Space printablesFree printables to ask kindly for room on a walk, and to say thank you.Open →GuideCity walks guidesFirst walks in a new city: leash rules, off-leash areas and a calm first-week plan for 100 US cities.Open →

Small, free helpers for the first weeks and months

The first months with a new dog are wonderful and slightly overwhelming, and most of the help on offer seems to come with a subscription attached. This page is the opposite: a set of small, free tools that run right in your browser, ask for nothing, and save nothing.

Pick a tool, use it, close the tab. That is the whole business model, and it is on purpose.

What is in the toolbox

The dog name generator finds shortlists by gender, style, and size, with a copyable shortlist for the family vote. The dog age calculator converts your dog's age to human years by size and explains why the old 7:1 rule is out of date. The puppy personality quiz sorts your puppy into one of five types in eight questions and hands you a shareable card.

The puppy weekly journal covers weeks 8 through 26 with three focus points each week, so the blur of the first months has a shape. The puppy sleep planner builds an evening routine and honest night expectations from your puppy's age and bedtime. The calming music for puppies page curates playlists for naps and quiet evenings.

Alongside the tools sit the printables: the Calm First Week checklist for a new dog's first days, and the Give Us Space printables for polite space on walks.

Pairings that work well together

Certain tools answer each other. Take the personality quiz, then open the weekly journal: knowing whether you live with a Rocket or an Observer changes which weekly focus points matter most to you. Set up the sleep planner, then pick a playlist from the calming music page: the schedule gives the music its moments.

Naming day pairs with the first-week checklist, because a name and a routine are the two things that turn a new arrival into a household member.

Who these tools are for

Mostly new dog parents in the first six months, though the age calculator and calming music earn their keep for years afterward. Adopted adult dogs are welcome too: the calculator works at any age, and older adopters often use the first-week checklist just the same.

Every tool is free, runs in the browser, and needs no account. What you enter into a tool is not saved or sent anywhere by the tool. When you want to go deeper on any topic, the blog has hundreds of short, practical articles, and the guides go further still.

How these tools work

Every tool here is free and runs right in your browser. Nothing you pick is saved or sent anywhere, and there is no sign-up needed. They are made for new dog parents who want calm, practical help for the first weeks and months: better nights, a steady routine, and a little fun along the way.

Looking for something more in-depth? The blog has hundreds of short, practical articles, from the first-week checklist to getting your puppy to sleep through the night.

Common questions

Are the tools really free?

Yes, every tool on this page is free, with no account, no trial, and nothing to install.

Do you save anything I enter?

No. The tools themselves run in your browser, and what you enter into them is not saved or sent anywhere by the tool.

Can I use these tools for an adult dog?

Absolutely. The age calculator and calming music are age-proof, and the first-week checklist works the same for an adopted adult dog as for a puppy.

Where should I start?

If you are pre-adoption, start with the name generator and the age calculator. In the first week home, the sleep planner and the weekly journal carry you. Any time, the quiz is two minutes of fun with a shareable card.

What if I need more help than a tool?

The blog has hundreds of short practical articles on everyday dog life, and the guides go much deeper on specific challenges.

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