Thanks ladies.

Just me - re-homing your dogs would have been so hard, but I'm glad it all worked out for u in the end. You're much stronger than I am!
It was so sad. But in my situation, it was better for my dogs to be with people who could love them and care for them properly. I feel guilty about rehoming them though because I feel like having a dog is a lifelong commitment (at least as long as the dog lives) and I wimped out because I couldn't take proper care of them. They deserved lots of care and attention but they were so sad driving away - they really deserved it from me. I just didn't have the capacity. I tried for a year after we had DD1 but they were just so neglected, I couldn't do it anymore