I do think it's a horrible idea though to get a dog but really if they want one then I can't exactly stop them! I'm not a huge fan of dogs though, so there's really no breed I'm interested in. They just want a short haired dog / one that dosnt shed much, around knee hight And that is intelligent. Ideally something similar to a basenji but maybe without the whole hunting trait! I think the whole "teacup" small dog idea puts them off since its considered a bit girly . Anyway the thing that bothered me most when they mentioned knee height (medium) was ... They want to litter box train it (since it would be indoors) I know small dogs can be good for that but MEDIUM dogs!!! I cannot see this working well and I surely CANNOT see a medium dog fitting in a litter tray and it sure as help won't be sharing with my cat ! And I'm fairly sure the dogs tray will rarely get cleaned (messy boys !)
I just hope they realize it's not a great idea and don't go through with it but he said they're set on gettin one. Maybe a Labradore or a staffy . So long as they clean up after it and it dosnt Make my cat unhappy I'm fine but I don't see it working out very well