You should not have a dog if you are not prepared to look after it. vs You should not have a dog if you are not decided to look after it.

The first phrase is correct, while the second phrase is not. The correct phrase is commonly used in English to convey the idea that if someone is not willing or ready to take care of a dog, they should not have one. The second phrase uses 'decided' incorrectly in this context.

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You should not have a dog if you are not prepared to look after it.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to convey the idea that if someone is not willing or ready to take care of a dog, they should not have one.

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You should not have a dog if you are not prepared to look after it.
You should not have taught Western pollution.
You should not have been put in this position, Ghislaine.
You should not have reopened the gate.
You should not have to mount guard.
You should not have made decisions without us.
If samples are You should not have to.
You should not have been visiting Guillermo Garcia-Gomez in jail.
You should not have done that, Larry.
You should not have been pulled into that.
You should not have done this, Aiden.
You should not have killed the constable.
You should not have traded cows for the pony.
You should not have send this message.
You should not have worked for the Empress.
You should not have left him outside the window.
You should not have trespassed in Jotunheim, mortal.
You should not have come here.
You should not have gone through the tunnel.
You should not have brought him before us.
You should not have written it.

You should not have a dog if you are not decided to look after it.

This phrase is not correct in English.

The word 'decided' is not appropriate in this context. It should be replaced with 'prepared' to convey the intended meaning.

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But finally, she said, you can have a dog if you keep your room clean for a month.
I was just afraid of what would happen to a dog if you owned one. Okay.
No sense in owning a dog if you can't control it.
I'd have done it for a dog if he was suffering.
I will work like a dog if I find a job.
They'll shoot me like a dog if I do.
If you feel lonely, you should have a dog.
It's not a dog if it can be killed by a cat.
I told to my man tol kill your dog if you don't cooperate and answer my questions.
We will all be his dogs if we allowed this evolution to continue.
I would have sent dogs if I wanted him wounded.
It's not a dog if it can fit inside another dog's mouth.
What's the point of having a dog if it's bald?
It's not a dog if it can -
I wouldn't take you to a dog fight if you was the defending champ.
So who gets the dog if you guys split up?
We're both hanging by a thread./- So who gets the dog if you guys split up?
Do not have a dog in that race.
Naturally I am flattered by the compliment, since she would have thrown me to the dogs if she could.
I think we'd be top dog if the defense would step up.

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You should not have a dog if you are not prepared to look after it. vs You should not have a dog if you are not decided to look after it.