consider completing this worksheet to develop a plan to build a
healthy relationship with your new family member:
1. What we will do to make sure all members of the household
and visitors are healthy and happy:
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2. Puppy proofing we need to do:
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3. Where our dog will be when no one is home:
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4. How we will exercise and train our dog:
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5. What we are going to do when we get frustrated:
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6. Our deal breakers and how we will avoid them:
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7. Our biggest challenge and how we’ll face it together:
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8. Our level of commitment to the dog:
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