Geez, missythemom, I wish you the best of luck.
You certainly are NOT "stealing" any family money just because your job is raising his kids and making his home. All of it belongs to both of you, I hope DH can respect your heart's wishes like you respect his.
Classes for the dog will make Honda MUCH more reliable around distractions, which is exactly what he needs with a house full of little kids. If I was looking for a babysitter, I would be happy to know the dogs were well-trained, so that should help you with your income. The other alternative.... to take a chance on a dog playing roughly and knocking a kid down or accidently biting or whatever.... now THAT would be foolish.
Our pup Mango is the best-behaved one in her OB class, but she certainly is more distracted than when we train at home (and we train alot, every day). So I believe that the classes are necessary to make sure she'll always listen even when there's a bunch of rowdy dogs or anything else going on.
Good luck
