Collection day goes smoothly when the paperwork arrives as one organised bundle rather than a scatter of loose sheets. Her bundle should cover her microchip number with its transfer paperwork, feeding notes plus a starter supply of her current food, a signed agreement or receipt, dated worming entries, records of her vaccinations and health checks, registration or lineage papers, where they apply, and a contact for the breeder in case questions come up. Bring all of it to the first vet visit, because your vet will check the chip, review what has been given, and plan the rest of her puppy series from that evidence rather than from memory. Ask the breeder anything unclear before you leave, not from the car. Missing paperwork at collection is worth pausing over, because good breeders hand over records as proudly as puppies.
What each document does in her first weeks
The vaccination record and worming dates tell your vet what protection she already has and what comes next, so nothing is doubled up or missed. The microchip transfer is the piece owners most often leave half-done: a chip still registered to the breeder cannot reunite her with you, so complete the transfer into your name and check the contact details are right. Her feeding notes matter more than they look, because an abrupt food change on top of a new home is a common recipe for an upset stomach; the starter supply lets you transition gradually if you plan to switch.
Checking the bundle before you leave
Work through the bundle at the breeder's kitchen table, not in the car park:
- Vaccination and health-check record, with dates you can read
- Microchip number, plus the transfer form or instructions to move it into your name
- Worming history with product dates, so your vet can set the next due date
- Lineage or registration papers where they apply to her
- A written agreement or receipt naming you, her, and the date
- Her current food, how much and how often, with enough for the first days
Anything missing can usually be sorted on the spot with a phone call or a printed copy; anything the breeder cannot produce at all is information about how the litter was raised, and worth a calm question before money changes hands.
The first days at home
A new puppy is learning your house, your voices, and your routines all at once, so keep those first days small and predictable: the same feeding times from her breeder notes, short handling and grooming touches she can enjoy, and far more sleep than most new owners expect. File the bundle somewhere the whole household can find it, because the person who needs the chip number at the vet may not be the person who collected her.
Keeping the follow-through shared
The handover creates a small queue of jobs: transferring the chip, booking the first vet visit, ordering more of her food before the starter bag runs out, and keeping her worming schedule on track. With the bundle filed and the chip in your name, KinsLe's Care Teams can carry that follow-through: duties for each pet go to named family members, each person is notified, and finished tasks are stamped with the time they were done.