This document provides guidance for adopting dogs and ensuring a smooth transition. It advises prospective adopters to carefully consider why they want a dog, whether they have the time, money and living space required, and if they are prepared to commit to caring for the dog long-term. The document also outlines common requirements for adoption and tips for introducing a new dog to its home, such as taking walks together and keeping the dog's food and items from the shelter initially. Mistakes to avoid include being too forgiving, getting frustrated, and dropping discipline too quickly.

1. Adopting Dogs
Learn How YOU can Save their Lives

2. Questions
to ask
yourself
before
adopting

3. Why do you want
to adopt a dog?

4. To fill an
emptiness?
Because your kids
asked you?
You want to teach
your children the
sense of
responsibility?
Do you feel
compassion for the
suffering of stray
animals?

5. If you do not have a clear
answer, it would be wise to
rethink the decision of
adopting a dog.
Animal shelters are full of
dogs that have been abandoned
by people who once bought on
impulse or whim.

6. Do you have money
to bear the expenses
of your new pet?

7. He´ll need
quality food,
vet visits,
vaccines and
haircuts.

8. Do you have adequate
space?

9. Places where he can sleep,
eat and walk by.

10. Do you have time to
go for walks and
physical activity?

11. Dogs need to play and go for walks daily to
release energy, as well as being excellent for his
health.

12. You
want to
adopt
puppies
or
adult
dogs?

13. If you decide to adopt an
adult dog you must
remember that they are
animals that have been
neglected and even
abused.

14. This is why some people prefer to adopt puppies,
but truth is, both need love and protection. Real
love for animals means liking them as they are,
regardless of their beauty or breed.

15. Requisites for Adopting

16. It may vary depending on the location and
shelter, but here are the most common
ones:

17. Being of legal age.

18. Filling a form explaining the conditions in
which he´ll live and who will assume the
responsibility for his care.

19. Accepting visits from the shelter to
verify the dog´s well-being.

20. Assuming the costs for sterilization
and vaccines.

21. Signing an adoption contract.

22. Home, sweet home

23. Before arriving home
it’s important to plan all
the details to make it
comfortable for both
you and your new pet.

24. What would be a
good plan?

25. Pick him on the weekend so
you have time to spend with
him.

26. Taking a walk is important so
that the dog knows the area,
neighbourhood, smells and
sounds.

27. Teach him your new home walking
inside the house, allowing him to
sniff and explore.

28. Bringing an object from the shelter with
a familiar smell will help him feel safe
in the first night and subsequent days.

29. Keep the first days the same food he received at
the shelter and then gradually introduce the
food you’ve chosen for him.

30. Mistakes you
should avoid

31. You must educate him with discipline and rules.
Feeling sorry and too forgiving

32. Feeling frustrated
Your pet is in a new situation, hence he may
feel timid and unstable in the beginning,
hindering the adaptation process.

33. Dropping your guard
It´s better to maintain the high discipline for
several months in order to be sure the
adaptation process is completed.

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35. #1 – Flickr / Cute Dog Puppy / epSos .de
#2 – Flickr / Thinking / Miroslav Vajdic
#3 - Flickr / Dog in a Shelter / Spot Us
#4 – Flickr / Dog Food Bowl/ JnL
– Wikimedia / Vet examines dog / U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Veronica Pierce
– Flickr / Jeanne's Dog Grooming / windygig
–Wikimedia / Fluzone vaccine extracting/ Jim Gathany
#6 - Flickr / Forex Money for Exchange in Currency Bank / epSos .de
#7 –Flickr / Bernese Mountain Dog / aubree clark
#8 - Flickr / Living Room With Fireplace / Kyle Murphy
#9 - Flickr / White Boxer Dog Loki Puppy / MythicSeabass
#10 - Flickr / Clock for the railway at Whipsnade Zoo / Martin Pettitt
#11 - Fotopedia / Bespectacled/ Sheila Sund
#12 - Flickr / Puppies! / James Brooks
#12 - Flickr / Seadog with friends / Mitch Barrie
#14 - Flickr / stray dog / amanda kelso
#15 Flickr / Feb 20 (Day 51): To Do List / David Machiavello
CREDITS

36. #16 Flickr / Wood Green Animal Shelter / Lynne Featherstone
#17 Flickr / Vancouver Public Library / Teen Advisory Committee-13
#18 Flickr / Katya Boltanova / A Participant filling out the course evaluation form
#19 Flickr / The dog catcher / Wonderlane
#20 Flickr / Antiskeptics / dynamosquito
#21 Flickr / Signing on it / Dava Heermoe
#22 Flickr / Housing / James Thompson
#23 Fotopedia / Obama family walks with First Dog / Chuck Kennedy, White House photographer
#24 Flickr / the old man and his dog in a big blue house / Matt Anderson
#25 Flickr / stillLife02 / Gurney Halleck
#26 Flickr / Dog food / Chris Gladis
#27 Flickr / His Entire World...Homeless man and his best friend / Beverly & Pack
#28 Fotopedia / Eastern wolves / Wolfgang glock
#29 Flickr / Frustrated / Jeremiah