Dogs are not the same as cats

This is Toby he was our dog for 12 days.  I have deiced Dogs are not the same as cats Dogs are the equivalent of a two year old.I could not handle the dog any more so we gave him away. Ryan Sammy and Toby were always fighting over toys and then Toby deiced he was the boss and would ignore the rules like stay off the furniture.  My children then asked for hamsters (Dumbest move in the world they all know how I feel about rodents) lizards, iguanas, parakeet, a canary and fish. I asked if they were looking for pets or food for Sarah the one cat we keep.  I also said no more pets mom is to stressed to deal with anymore pets we got rid of our fish before because I could never remember to feed them and neither did anyone else. I feel bad but at the same time I feel like I need to keep my sanity.  I wish I could give them another pet but I don't like reptiles I will never have a rodent, birds are too messy and noisy They want something they can cuddle but I want something that does not take a lot of mom involvement.  Toby was cute but man with 8 kids and one depressed hubby it was just to much.  We love cats but Jason has to be able to breath, so I guess we are down to just Sarah.