If I had to do it over again

I would wait to get a dog until the kids are older. I love my dog, I really do, but I feel like she makes things a lot harder. Elliott loves to look for her, play with her and go splashing in her bowl, but I'm at my wit's end with her. As mentioned, getting Elliott to sleep has taken a turn for the worse. Add to that a dog barking when my husband comes home or her peeking in on Elliott to see if he's still there and it just makes the issue that much more difficult to handle. Not to mention the big poop that I stepped on with my bare foot as I was trying to get Elliott out the door for music class today....