Have you ever thought about adopting some cute little dog?

[Buddy42]

Dear teachers,

Usually "some" is used with count nouns in the plural or uncount nouns. However, we can also use it when we talk about an unknown person like in the following sentence: Some girl asked me for money.

What about the usage of "some" in the question below? The context is a dialogue set in Spain where lots of stray dogs are around. The person addressed is an elderly lady who has lived there for some months now.

-> Have you ever thought about adopting some cute little dog? (no matter what breed)

"a cute little dog" would of course be the best choice. The plural form "some cute dogs" is also fine, however, it would refer to more than one dog.
So, is the question above correct or odd?

 

[emsr2d2]

The question is fine. It merely expresses that the speaker has no specific breed, size, colour in mind.

 

[teechar]

The context is a dialogue set in Spain where lots of stray dogs are around.

That suggests that Spain has lots of stray dogs roaming around! Why is Spain important to the context?

 

[Buddy42]

That suggests that Spain has lots of stray dogs roaming around! Why is Spain important to the context?

Well, the idea behind it is that there are said to be so many dogs (in the South especially) without a home that you would have a great variety to "choose from".
But I'm happy to hear that the singular after some works here!

 

[emsr2d2]

That suggests that Spain has lots of stray dogs roaming around! Why is Spain important to the context?

Sadly, it's true that some Spanish areas have a lot of stray dogs - not as many as stray cats though! When I lived in Madrid, it was all I could do to resist scooping up stray cats and taking them home (sadly my fearsome landlady didn't allow pets and I'd probably have been evicted!)

 

[emsr2d2]

Well, the idea behind it is that there are said to be so many dogs (in the South especially) without a home that you would have a great variety to "choose from".
But I'm happy to hear that the singular after some works here!

The singular is appropriate if you're suggesting that the person adopt just one dog. If you said "Have you ever thought about adopting some cute little dogs?", you would be suggesting that they adopt more than one dog.