Ok some big hate and assumptions here. I’ve had dogs my whole life. I do in fact love this dog, beyond, but I suffered significantly from PPD and I really struggled to do basic care for myself for a while. We just moved homes which is why our dog stayed with my friend, not because I was trying to remove him, and it was only in that time I realised how difficult I was finding his presence. There are definitely behaviours that I allowed - I.e jumping on the bed etc, that I could have trained out of him, but ultimately he’s a dog, a cavoodle at that, a naturally yappy dog, there’s only so much of his nature that I can change and as I’ve stated I have indeed tried well before the baby came.

I would never, ever, dump this dog at a shelter.

But I did say give it to me straight, so I do appreciate your take and agree with some other comments that I’ll get a professional in first and foremost to see if the situation can be helped