He's generally not very excited about his food, so he may not eat most of it. You can just leave it out and then dump out the uneaten portion before refilling the bowl for his next meal.
You can also give him treats, for being a good dog, up to approximately 10% of his regular food amount
There is a vitamin treat (orange bottle) and dental treat (green bone shape) that you can give him once a day. The other retreats are in the rectangular treat box
The dog food and treats are located in the kitchen cabinet above the hot water boiler
Water
Please ensure that he has water in his bowl at all times
We usually have one water bowl in the living room and one water bowl in the bedroom next to the cabinets
Please wash out the water bowls in the dishwasher occasionally as well
You can use any bowl for his water
Pee/poop
Indoors, Kuma needs your help to pee/poo. We keep the potty pad folded up until he indicates that he needs to use the bathroom at which point we unfold it in front of the toilet
You can tell he needs to use the bathroom because he will be in your line of sight, but towards the bathroom
If you're sitting in the living room, he'll sit, leaning against the dishwasher
If you're in the kitchen, he'll sit, leaning against the wall next to the bathroom
Kuma generally needs to pee 3-4 times per day:
Morning, after waking up (around 8am)
Afternoon if you're home (otherwise he can hold it)
Late afternoon around 5pm after you come back home from work
Before sleeping
He poops 1-3 times per day, and you can tell he needs to poop because he will walk in circles around the pee/poo pad after peeing. His circles get faster and tighter as the poop becomes more imminent
When he scratches the door, it means that he wants to be inside or outside of the room. This happens more in the morning when he wants to go outside to pee or come inside to hang out with you.
Using the Potty Pads
We usually place some toilet paper below his butt so his poop lands on it and we can just toss it in the toilet. See this YouTube video.
You can reuse the pee pad up one or two times before throwing it away, but if any poop gets on it then just toss it
We usually wipe the dog's paws, penis, and butthole (if he poops) with a wet wipe after he's done
Potty pad and wet wipe storage
Potty pads and wet wipes are located in the plastic drawer under the bathroom sink
Extra potty pads are located in the fabric box in the closet next to the entrance
Extra wet wipes are hidden behind the fabric box in the closet next to the entrance (you may need to move the box to get to them)
Walking
We walk Kuma whenever we have an opportunity, which ends up being 1-3 times per week
He doesn't really need a long walk, but doesn't mind it either
He will start off pulling typically as he gets excited about and once he pees and poos he slows down
We try to hold the leash a bit tighter when we are crossing the street or when we see other dogs
Once he gets home, he will wait at the door for you to wipe his paws, butt, and penis areas before going in. We wipe him down before letting him back in the house so he doesn’t paw you with his dirty paws (NYC is a dirty, dirty place).
Sleeping
If you want Kuma to sleep outside the bedroom, then just close the door with him outside and he'll find a comfy spot in the living room
If he sleeps inside the bedroom, he'll alternate between the bed and the floor (or on the pillow above your head)
Leaving the house
If you are trying to leave the house, and Kuma desperately barks at you and whines, you can safely ignore him if:
He has water in his bowl
He was given food during his breakfast/dinner time
He has peed within the last 2 hours
He has pooped less than 4 hours ago
Other hygiene
We may wash Kuma but if he gets too dirty on his walks outside (i.e. , you can wash him or just his paws in the bathtub and with the dog shampoo
Veterinarian
Murray Hill Pet Hospital
47 E 30th St, New York, NY 10016
(646) 692-0483
Emergency
There are a few 24 hour emergency pet hospitals in the area, but we do not know which ones are good or not, so the closest one is fine