Before adopting your first dog

1. Your cat once tolerated a dog. What can you conclude?

Introductions are unnecessary Compatibility with the new dog still needs assessment Any dog can arrive without preparation

2. What should you plan for future holidays?

Leaving the dog alone for several days Removing care costs from the holiday budget Suitable care or genuinely dog-suitable travel

3. You love a dog's photo. What should guide the next step?

Choosing only by colour Learning about its needs and compatibility with your life Assuming its expression proves its temperament

4. You will be away regularly. What should you plan?

Care suited to the dog's ability to cope alone Assume any adult dog can wait all day A longer lead indoors

5. What helps a rescue organisation suggest a suitable dog?

Saying you are always home when you are not Hiding other pets An honest account of your home and routine

6. Two dogs share a breed. What should you assess?

Each dog's individual needs and behaviour Which matches your furniture Only their breed name

7. Someone wants to give another adult a dog as a surprise. What is better?

Assuming affection replaces preparation Involving the future carer in the decision Choosing secretly to avoid questions

8. When researching a breed, what health information is useful?

Known concerns to discuss with a veterinarian A promise that pedigree guarantees health Coat colour as proof of health

9. What expectation helps before welcoming an adult rescue dog?

It may need time and support to adjust Adulthood removes all training needs It must know every house rule immediately

10. Your home has no garden. What should you assess with the rescue?

Only whether there is a balcony Whether this dog's needs, including outdoor access, can be met Assume every dog is automatically unsuitable

11. What space should you prepare before arrival?

A bed in the busiest doorway A resting place where the dog can be undisturbed A place for children to entertain it constantly

12. Your rental may restrict pets. What should you do first?

Assume small dogs are exempt Clarify applicable permission before committing Ask after the dog arrives

13. Why meet a dog before adoption with the rescue's guidance?

To guarantee its behaviour in every future situation To replace all later support To get to know it and discuss the match

14. Which schedule should you examine before adopting?

Only a holiday week An ordinary working week Only a free Sunday

15. Which budget prepares you for a dog?

The adoption fee alone Initial costs, ongoing care and unexpected expenses Food alone

16. Your care plan has major unresolved gaps. What is responsible?

Postpone adoption while improving the plan Choose a small dog to eliminate responsibility Adopt quickly and ignore the gaps

17. What is useful to discuss with the adoption team?

Only the earliest collection time The dog's known needs and available support Only its photo's popularity

18. Before choosing a dog with demanding coat care, what should you consider?

Whether you can provide the required grooming Whether its colour hides dirt Only its freshly groomed appearance

19. A job change is likely. What should you assess before adopting?

Whether the dog can stop needing company Only this week's free time How care would work with the new routine

20. A child promises to do everything for the dog. What should adults plan?

To remain responsible for its care To adopt without checking their own availability To leave every decision to the child

Before adopting your first dog