This is actually a major red flag. The fact that he's in any way allowing interference with your chances and ability to get a dog is very telling. He could even be doing it subconsciously, but I doubt from the "wants to see Mommy" part that he's not.

These things add up. You would NEVER let the dog or yourself ambush a test he was taking for a job, right? Because it would be harmful to his well being and livelihood. It would set him back further in his job hunt and hurt his self-esteem. It would affect your relationship if he was home and unemployed and unable to contribute to the household, right?

So what's the difference between the way you'd treat him in this situation and the way he treated you?

This is an early sign of financial abuse which is a symptom of domestic/emotional/psychological abuse. If I could put younger me back in your shoes to notice these little signs before I lost years to men that held me back professionally and personally on every possible level, I would and I would RUN. I'm not kidding. Do not let people tell you this is bumbling, absent-minded professor shit. They're not unemployed with some random ass boyfriend. People who defend that are people who are married to someone who accepts their quirks and they confuse quirks like getting caught up with something in the garage distracting them so the dog ran in VS him LETTING him let the dog burst in and then doubling down on that by distracting you, signaling to you that you have things at home you need to attend to, like the dog.

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Now imagine that that dog is a child. Hard to deny a child needs you, right? But you've already let him treat you like this since you were dating with a dog.

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GET OUT. NOW.