Dogs

Everything for the first eight weeks, in one bundle.

Put together after eleven years of watching new owners buy six things they need and four they do not. Dimitris walked in from the AAWS shelter with no idea where to start; this is what Eleni handed him.

A puppy lying on a blanket

What we stock

On this shelf.

Buying guide

The first fortnight is a mask.

A quiet, undemanding puppy in week one is usually a puppy that has not unpacked yet. The real personality arrives around day twelve, often along with a destroyed cushion.

Budget for a behaviourist as well as a vet. Separation work in ninety-second increments is unglamorous and it is where the year is actually spent.

Ask before you buy — that is what the counter is for.

Eleni does Wednesday consultations at Exarchia by appointment. Petros runs the small-animal range at Cholargos.

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