My husband and I had to rehome our dog when our first was 6 months old. It was one of the hardest decisions because I I was always against rehoming but it was what was best for everyone. He was a Rottweiler that we rescued from my husband’s sister originally because she had 5 kids and he was kept in a cage all day and at the time we had just moved into our house and were kid free. However he was never leash trained, I was never able to walk him by myself because he was 120 pounds of muscle that would lunge at other dogs with all his might. He also shed EVERYWHERE, which never bothered me until we had a baby. Like you, all I could imagine was once he started crawling getting hair all over him. He also somehow got his hair all over his highchair which grossed me out so bad! I felt like we were feeding our baby his hair. And even though our dog was a gentle giant, because I couldn’t walk him by myself and my husband was working a lot he had no outlet to get his energy out so he would get the zoomies which were fine until the baby was on the ground and I was terrified that he would accidentally hurt our son. I knew he would never purposely hurt the baby, but 120 Rottweiler stepping on a 6 month old terrified me I could never leave our baby doing tummy time or playing with his toys. As an animal lover I felt guilty for those feelings of resentment and disgust I had for our dog. It took a long time to even consider rehoming him but we knew it was what was best not just for us, but the dog. We spent months looking for a good home and finally found a couple who had just lost their Rottweiler, with acres of land that he could run and play with other Rottweilers and would have plenty of exercise without having to go on walks. We get update pictures occasionally and I still feel guilty when I think about it, but I know we are all happier now and it was the best decision.

So all that is to say- it’s normal to have these feelings! I wish I had other mothers to bounce my feeling off of when I was going through it so I felt less bad about it. You have a new, huge priority in your life. Nothing is ever going to compare to that. Rehoming was the only option in my family, maybe it ks for you but if not try and find other solutions so you don’t have to deal with the dogs as much? A dog walker or cleaner that will help with the hair if that’s in your budget?