AIBU it think getting a dog in this situation is very silly

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My friends friend has just got a staff which is there choice but what I think Is very very silly, they live in a small flat on the 3rd floor (which may I had dose not even have a separate kitchen it's a kitchen and sitting room in onethere are 5 of them 2 adults and 3 children 4,11 and 13

I can see this ending badly and my mate who also has a dog (hers is a lab and she has a 3 bed house with a 70ft garden) is also horrified and was very worried when she told me .

Also the dog is not really being taken out enough because they live in a flat the dog pretty much has to wait until they take it out with the rain over the last few months that's not been that often

AIBU to think this and agree with my friend

Thank you for explaining, Sparechange.

And yes, Sparechange, I agree about letting dogs sleep on beds, be on sofa and chairs, etc.
Even worse are the people (and they are USUALLY women) who hold the dog in their arms like it is a handbag. My DS was bitten by one of these. They are so small they have to be held, and when they are put on the floor they are so afraid (because they aren't used to being on the floor and everything looks mountainous by comparison) that they get really scared and nasty. They don't know they're dogs, and when they're put on the ground they don't know how to be a dog. And accidentally walk past them when they're in their owner's arms and it'll turn into a snarling snapping yapping machine. I saw one being put on the floor today in Costa Coffee and the dog wouldn't move until it was picked up. Jeez.