How to Choose a Dog
Make sure you can keep a dog in your home.. Research breed restrictions.. Take your housemates into consideration.
Steps
Make sure you can keep a dog in your home.
Make sure you can keep a dog in your home.
Research breed restrictions.
Research breed restrictions.
Take your housemates into consideration.
Take your housemates into consideration.
Consider how much time and energy you can devote to a dog.
Consider how much time and energy you can devote to a dog.
Make sure you can afford a dog.
Make sure you can afford a dog.
Decide what size of dog you want.
Decide what size of dog you want.
Familiarize yourself with breed exercise needs.
Familiarize yourself with breed exercise needs.
Consider breed temperaments.
Consider breed temperaments.
Research each breed's health needs.
Research each breed's health needs.
Think about how much maintenance you can handle.
Think about how much maintenance you can handle.
Decide whether you want a purebred or a hybrid "mutt.
Decide whether you want a purebred or a hybrid "mutt.
Choose a dog of the right age.
Choose a dog of the right age.
Meet with potential dogs.
Meet with potential dogs.
Find out the owner's criteria for making dogs available for adoption.
Find out the owner's criteria for making dogs available for adoption.
Ask about each dog's behavior.
Ask about each dog's behavior.
Make an initial evaluation of all dogs available for adoption.
Make an initial evaluation of all dogs available for adoption.
Introduce the dog to all members of the household.
Introduce the dog to all members of the household.
Take special care to check the dog's behavior with children.
Take special care to check the dog's behavior with children.
Inquire about the dog's parents.
Inquire about the dog's parents.
Set up a temporary foster situation if necessary.
Set up a temporary foster situation if necessary.
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