I am in the process of adopting a chihuahua and the foster parent is supposed to come over with the dog for us to meet the dog and for the foster parent to do a house check. What should I expect or prepare for? We don't have any other pets, live in a house with a fence, and have a deck---in case that matters.
Our upstairs isn't messy and is quite clean and tidy, but our basement is pretty messy. Do I even need to worry about cleaning the basement or should I just say that the dog wouldn't have access to it because of the mess? Is that acceptable or do they need to check every nook and cranny even if the dog won't have access to the area? Aside from this is there anything else they may check for?
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