An allergist I saw had four dogs walking around the clinic all the time. I asked him if that was a problem and he said in his experience, people aren't allergi

An allergist I saw had four dogs walking around the clinic all the time. I asked him if that was a problem and he said in his experience, people aren't allergic to dogs, i.e. dander, but rather to the allergens that rest in the fur. Wiping the dogs frequently allows his patients to enjoy the company of the dogs. They were all short haired single-coated dogs. The saliva, on the other hand, definitely can cause me to break out when a dog's teeth scrape my arm. But if I work with a cat and touch my eye, I get conjunctivitis right away. Anyhow, the immunotherapy can really work, and definitely made my allergies better, even though it didn't ban them completely. For example, I used to be unable to share a room with a rabbit without an N95. Now I can visit rabbit households without a problem. My children will definitely be getting early allergy testing and immunotherapy if needed.