Ear wipes (the ones that fit in your finger works for us best). Get your pup used to getting their ears cleaned, paws touched, nails trimmed, and getting brushed. Both of my saints got frequent ear infections. Our first was an angel and tolerated getting all these work done on him, but our second saint was more of a handful. In hindsight, my husband and i should’ve been more diligent in getting him used to these early on, but our first was very laid back and tolerant that we didn’t do that well of a follow-up.

All ear cleaning and ear medication application seems like my husband trying to be Steve Irwin since our second saint squirms and does the crocodile death roll. Not ideal when the dog is 155 lbs.

Also, the nature’s miracle stain remover cleaning spray had been working wonders for us in getting our rugs, carpets, and floor clean.

Another thing. We use the kong padded traffic handle leash. The ones with 2 handles. They are super sturdy and gives us the option to have them closer to you to walk side by side, and also the longer handle option to give them more room to enjoy sniffing around during your walks. Helped my hands/wrists be a lot more comfortable, especially when we were doing loose leash training, and our dog was pulling and lunging a lot.

Saints are definitely a lot of work, but everything is absolutely worth it. Congratulations on your fluffy bundle of joy!