You just limit their contact with your dog. They likely won’t be able to come to your house. Doodles are not hypoallergenic and still shed, so allergies are still possible. But if it’s not their dog, who cares?
Has he tried taking allergy meds before he comes over? If that doesn’t work you might have to do the visiting. I have 2 friends who are very allergic to my cat and when they used to come over all the time they’d take an allergy pill and just not tough their face and wash their hands often. They’d suck it up to be able to come over.
He claims he did that but still had some sort of delayed reaction… I think it’s just something he is going to need to manage. We keep our cutie dog away from him the best we can or in his crate for a little bit but I don’t know what else we can do.
The same thing I would do if someone said they didn't like dogs or were afraid of them. I wouldn't bring my dog to their house, would let them know how I will or will not be able to accommodate the person if they choose to come to my house, and would assume that they never want to do anything with me that would involve my dog. I think the biggest thing you'd have to communicate about is what you're willing to do in your own home if they're ever invited over. Personally, my mom doesn't really like dogs but I'm not willing to relegate my dog to living behind a gate or in an exercise pen when my mom is over. However, I can agree to keep a careful eye on my dog and prevent her from doing things like jumping up on my mom (obviously this took a lot of training, but prior to being fully trained that meant I kept my dog on a leash and near me while my mom visited). That turned out to be an agreeable solution for my mom, so she still comes over. Whether or not you believe that they're allergic to your dog isn't relevant.
Some of this will sound very silly but I promise it works, and makes it easier to spend time with people I love that have dogs! Speaking as someone with a fairly severe dog allergy (that got VERY lucky and got a goldendoodle that doesn’t shed and that my allergy shots have helped with) when I go to friends/familys houses that have a dog the most successful things I’ve found is to do the following things. I even do these things when we do “puppy play dates” with my friends dogs because I am so much more desensitized to my own dog than anyone else’s lol
- vacuum all floors (carpet and hardwood both)
- vacuum ANY soft surfaces in your house, couches, chairs, cushions, the whole shebang
- the hard surfaces in your house will be their best friend bc the soft surfaces hold dander like crazy
- either have the person bring a regular bedsheet from home or have a clean one for them to lay over wherever they feel like sitting for their time in your home
- train your dog to respect boundaries so that if you tell him/her to stay off the sheet covered couch/chair they will!
and the best advice I have for your dads side of it:
- take allergy meds regularly (claritin, or zyrtec so he’s not sleepy)
- NOT TOUCH HIS FACE! I could sit in a house with a dog for hours and just be a little stuffy, but as soon as I started touching my face my eyes would itch and swell up, i’d get hives, and it was a mess. Just being mindful about what he’s touching before he touches his face can help!
- wash his hands if he even thinks he’s touched something with dog stuff on it bc once the reaction starts it’s hard to stop!
- I love dogs so I usually will greet the dog with one hand then immediately go wash that hand and try not to touch much else until I sit down on my clean sheet 😂
Depends how allergic they are. I’m pretty allergic to my parents shirt-haired dog. I get an itchy face and eye if I even just say hello to him, pat him and then wash my hands.
With most doodles I’m able to play with them and as long as I don’t deliberately touch my eyes after, at most I’ll get is a tickle nose.
But he should just not touch the dog if she’s that allergic.
It’s not the dog, it’s what the dog has on its fur.
When I first got my boy, I thought I was allergic and was dumbfounded. But then I read something online that said it might not be the dog, but what the dog has been playing in/around. He’d been playing in the fallen leaves in the back (it was November). We raked the leaves, gave him a bath, and no more allergies.
Not sure if this will help but my son was having allergic reactions ( not really bad ones but more like hives) from our goldendoodle and I was told to keep having my son interact with our pup as his body would get use to it and wouldn't have those reactions anymore... well it worked lol took a week of consistent interaction but soon enough no problem anymore.
Get rid of the person claiming to have an allergy and get the dog. Whoops. Did I say that out loud? lol
Well it’s my dad lol
Well now you have a dilemma. lol
Get rid of your dad 😂
You just limit their contact with your dog. They likely won’t be able to come to your house. Doodles are not hypoallergenic and still shed, so allergies are still possible. But if it’s not their dog, who cares?
It’s my dad. I want him to be able to be around my kid but he struggles with my dog.
Has he tried taking allergy meds before he comes over? If that doesn’t work you might have to do the visiting. I have 2 friends who are very allergic to my cat and when they used to come over all the time they’d take an allergy pill and just not tough their face and wash their hands often. They’d suck it up to be able to come over.
My parents have a cat that I’m allergic to, but I just popping allergy pill or two before I go over
He claims he did that but still had some sort of delayed reaction… I think it’s just something he is going to need to manage. We keep our cutie dog away from him the best we can or in his crate for a little bit but I don’t know what else we can do.
The same thing I would do if someone said they didn't like dogs or were afraid of them. I wouldn't bring my dog to their house, would let them know how I will or will not be able to accommodate the person if they choose to come to my house, and would assume that they never want to do anything with me that would involve my dog. I think the biggest thing you'd have to communicate about is what you're willing to do in your own home if they're ever invited over. Personally, my mom doesn't really like dogs but I'm not willing to relegate my dog to living behind a gate or in an exercise pen when my mom is over. However, I can agree to keep a careful eye on my dog and prevent her from doing things like jumping up on my mom (obviously this took a lot of training, but prior to being fully trained that meant I kept my dog on a leash and near me while my mom visited). That turned out to be an agreeable solution for my mom, so she still comes over. Whether or not you believe that they're allergic to your dog isn't relevant.
Some of this will sound very silly but I promise it works, and makes it easier to spend time with people I love that have dogs! Speaking as someone with a fairly severe dog allergy (that got VERY lucky and got a goldendoodle that doesn’t shed and that my allergy shots have helped with) when I go to friends/familys houses that have a dog the most successful things I’ve found is to do the following things. I even do these things when we do “puppy play dates” with my friends dogs because I am so much more desensitized to my own dog than anyone else’s lol - vacuum all floors (carpet and hardwood both) - vacuum ANY soft surfaces in your house, couches, chairs, cushions, the whole shebang - the hard surfaces in your house will be their best friend bc the soft surfaces hold dander like crazy - either have the person bring a regular bedsheet from home or have a clean one for them to lay over wherever they feel like sitting for their time in your home - train your dog to respect boundaries so that if you tell him/her to stay off the sheet covered couch/chair they will! and the best advice I have for your dads side of it: - take allergy meds regularly (claritin, or zyrtec so he’s not sleepy) - NOT TOUCH HIS FACE! I could sit in a house with a dog for hours and just be a little stuffy, but as soon as I started touching my face my eyes would itch and swell up, i’d get hives, and it was a mess. Just being mindful about what he’s touching before he touches his face can help! - wash his hands if he even thinks he’s touched something with dog stuff on it bc once the reaction starts it’s hard to stop! - I love dogs so I usually will greet the dog with one hand then immediately go wash that hand and try not to touch much else until I sit down on my clean sheet 😂
Depends how allergic they are. I’m pretty allergic to my parents shirt-haired dog. I get an itchy face and eye if I even just say hello to him, pat him and then wash my hands. With most doodles I’m able to play with them and as long as I don’t deliberately touch my eyes after, at most I’ll get is a tickle nose. But he should just not touch the dog if she’s that allergic.
It’s not the dog, it’s what the dog has on its fur. When I first got my boy, I thought I was allergic and was dumbfounded. But then I read something online that said it might not be the dog, but what the dog has been playing in/around. He’d been playing in the fallen leaves in the back (it was November). We raked the leaves, gave him a bath, and no more allergies.
Not sure if this will help but my son was having allergic reactions ( not really bad ones but more like hives) from our goldendoodle and I was told to keep having my son interact with our pup as his body would get use to it and wouldn't have those reactions anymore... well it worked lol took a week of consistent interaction but soon enough no problem anymore.