You should agree to their promises and tell them "Daddy is going to go get a dog now!" Then leave the house. Go to the bar or whatever till very late, and wait till everyone is asleep. But before then, stop by the pet store and pick up a dog collar and one or two chew toys.
In the morning, leave the dog collar on your children's bed. When they find that surprise, they will race down the stairs. Leave the chew toy as trails so they will follow it. As soon as they enter the room to where the dog was suppose to be, yell "Tada! I got you a dozen eggs from safeway! Nuture them and they will grow to become chickens!"
Ignore the crying. If it helps, go to the bar again.
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