I have 4 dogs and husband hates them all

So you are doing that great job that it shifted your husband from accepting dogs to hating everything about them.

Do you care about him or not? If yes, what would help?

How cute are you?

Throw away her marriage and family unit, split the kids between her and her dh.

Feral dogs in the home with children. Yay go you! How cute.

When eating, the dogs go to their crates on their own.
Sounds as though you have the dogs as well trained as your DH.
I’m full of admiration.

You had 3 dogs. He isn’t happy about the fourth, so you have offered to get rid of number 3!! I’m not a dog trainer/therapist but Surely constant upheaval and changes in routine/household isn’t good for any dog. Or do you operate like I do with my shoes- a pair in and a pair out.

OP the breeder of my dog was in the same situation. He hated dogs and she had four normally and more when puppies arrived. He too knew this before moving in. He would have nothing to do with them at all.
They had to negotiate the situation. He had a hobby with a different outdoor animal so that was his thing.
Sadly he died and she has a new partner now also with dogs which brings her total up to nine!

Your poor husband - I am surprised he stays.

I don't understand getting rid of one 6 months old puppy in order to bring in another 4 month old dog. Dogs are for life not just to be 'got rid off' when you find one you like better. Why not work with the first dog to improve their fit within your pack of dogs?

Also if it’s OPs job to foster dogs, doesn’t she stop being paid if they’re adopted. How does this all work financially?

There is a huge disconnect here. You say "he agreed" and "he was fine with it" but also that he "hates them all" and wants you to get rid of at least one of them.

So which is it?

I'd like to hear his side of things.

Four dogs is a lot. Huge difference between having a family pet and having four dogs, one of whom was feral and needed a lot of work to train (and you have kids too). I wonder if you twisted his arm somewhat and he found it hard to say no but you ignored the signs he was clearly unhappy about more and more arriving.

so, he did actually agree to this one, but has now changed his mind.

4 dogs is nothing ! depending on their breed / size etc.

many people involved in rescue / fostering / training have several dogs :)

OP, the language you use sight there wasn't really a proper discussion about any of this. He knew.... I told him.... Bringing another animal, person etc into a household needs two enthusiastic yeses and it reads like at most you got a begrudging go on then from him.
You need a proper conversation about what you are both happy with going forwards. bout what happens with the fostering of this dog. It sounds like you have other issues if you both work but you're doing all the household jobs, so why not get it all on the table at once.

There is a big difference between short term fostering/training and adopting dogs.

I feel sorry for the DH and kids. OP is collecting and hoarding dogs. No concerns over the humans in the house. Poor neighbours too.

@TyrannasaurusJex, 😆 perfect

Honestly Op you are being very self focussed. It is reasonable for your husband to find 4 dogs too much, even if initially he thought he could cope.
4 dogs will generate lots of housework, which you say you do but it still impacts everyone else in the house. Also do you earn enough from your job to support your contribution to the house as well as pay for the dogs? It must be very expensive, to feed, insure and groom 4 dogs.

My advice, have some empathy for your husband.

4 dogs are a pack and take a hell of a lot of time out of your day. Where do the live, inside or out ? If inside, that is a lot of doggy smell and dog hair and 4 dogs take up a lot of room. Not everyone could live with a pack of dogs and i think your Husband has tried and has realised he doesn't want that lifestyle.
Maybe you need to re home the last one and agree to not bring any more home.

These discussions you had.
Were they
this is what I'm thinking of doing, this is what I'd need to be doing, this is how it would affect us all, how would you feel about that if I was to go ahead..
Or were they
There's a dog I want to take on, this is what he's like, ok?

Because there's "discussions and he knew"
And there's discussing something
Iyswim.

Four dogs is an awful lot of dogs to have in a household where not everyone is keen. Not really fair on the dogs or the DH.

Yes, and @Soubriquet was tripping over herself to get the first reply and tell OP to throw the person trying protect the kids from a feral dog out of the house.

You've still not answered the question about whether he only agreed to the fostering, and not to keeping this dog permanently.

Given that you've consistently ignored all those who've asked it, we can probably guess the answer.

Shem mentioned up thread that she had one dog when they got married. So over the last 6 years she amassed 3 more, two of which in the last 6 months alone. So "he knew" doesn't really seem to stuck up with any of it as the husband clearly sees "foster" dogs being brought in and then not actually given up to permanent families for adoption.

Nobody is missing the point.

Her DH agreed to foster this dog. He didn't agree for it to become a permanent feature.

Ditch the DH, keep the dogs.
By the way, as you're a dog trainer, may I ask how I can stop my 10 month old lab jumping up me???

It sounds like dogs are your life and your lifestyle is dogs. Having a DH who is not on board with it will never work out. Plus if you do all the dog care child care and house work would you even notice he was gone?

@Ndhu

people seem to be missing the point that you work with rescues &foster & train. It's not like they're just family pets 🙄🙄🙄

he knew what he was signing up for when you got married. He can get a divorce if he suddenly doesn't want it anymore, but don't let him stop you being you.

My husband is pretty easy going but he wouldn't put up with that. I'd have to make a choice and my family would come first. It has to.

What breed/size dogs are they?

What does he specifically not like about them?

He must have given reasons why

Your response to everyone is very one dimensional, your not expanding on anything and feels like your not giving all information, just gushing over this dog, is it like a denial that the dog can do no wrong?