I AGREE! I DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD GET A DOG. WHY ARE THEY THINKING OF GETTING ONE IN THE FIRST PLACE? THEY DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THE DOG, THEY DON'T WANT TO BRING THE DOG IN THE HOUSE, SO THE POOR DOG WILL JUST ROAM AROUND BY ITSELF. I THINK THAT'S AWFUL. TELL THEM IT'S A BAD IDEA! DOGS ARE MEANT TO BE COMPANIONS NOT STAY OUTSIDE BY THEMSELF.