Heelers suck. Get rid of it before anyone bonds with it.

My wife brought a puppy home.
 

I can’t believe no one has yet pointed out the only reason she got that breed was because the main dog family in Bluey are heelers. The wife has some weird fantasy role play thing going on here. There is no other logical reason for her to choose that specific breed that she clearly had no knowledge about over any number of common family dog breeds.

Go buy about 30 head of black angus, so the dog has something else to bite.
They can be ornery and are a dog that needs a job. At the very least, make sure it gets plenty of play and exercise.

Or maybe, and I’m just spitballing, don’t get a dog with a pathological need to bite things if you have a baby.

OP’s wife is a moron.

Been checking Milk bone cartons for pictures, since we don't know the shakeout

This is a likely scenario. No update from OP so I’m guessing he caved to the wife’s demands

We decided not to keep the dog. There were a lot of factors that played into it. The constant nipping at the baby. Tearing clothes, peeing and pooing in the house. Albeit all of these things can be trained but I’ve never had a dog, nor did I want a dog, so once I noticed my son not giving much thought to the dog, the wife’s mood just worsening, why keep it, when a family who just lost their dog a year ago is ready for a new one with a toddler and no other kids on the way??

Seemed selfish for me and our family to keep him not being A ready, and B willing to do what it takes to give the dog a happy home. Nonetheless we have a 2 story home, limited backyard, he’s now at a big 1 story home, 2-3x our back yard, and from what I’m told is already loving life and has adjusted well.

My son definitely shed a few tears but was mature about the situation stating while he was sad, he is happy for the dog and says dogs are too much work. I stilll feel like a dick of a father but figured I’d give the update to those who deserved it.

From someone who has fostered a bunch of dogs because they started life with shitbag people... thank you for both finding the pup a good home and for coming to the conclusion early that you just weren't able/willing to do what was needed to ensure this pup had a successful integration to the family instead of keeping it and having a contentious relationship with it where no one is happy.

You did the right thing and hopefully your wife learned a lesson about the weight of responsibility that comes with taking responsibility for the life of a creature.

Sorry, you gave the dog up, may I ask why you gave it up? Dogs can be great, they know when you are having a bad day, they know when you are sick, they will give unconditional love.

Wait, does bro have kids with this woman?...

Kids are easy, though. Just show them where the cereal's at and how to work a doorknob, and they'll figure the rest out.

At the very least, your wife deserves a good spanking. If you want/need some help with that, shoot me a pm.

Wife brought a Boston Terrier home as a surprise last year thinking it was a frenchy. I didn't want a dog because of the upkeep and landmines.

long story short... The kids go before the dog!

How's the little turd doing?

Your family never wanted a dog. They wanted the idea of a dog. You did the right thing.

My GF at the time was sorta collecting beanie babies. As well as some of her friends. I thought the beanie baby craze was stupid and they were just throwing their money away. Who knew some of them would become that valuable. And make no mistake, I'd of given a puppy a Valentino as a chew toy without a second thought.

My wife brought a puppy home.
 

The real deal breaker was that it didn’t come with a magic xylophone.