Redditor With Service Dog Upset After Their Aunt's ”No Dogs Policy” Put A Stop To Their Regular Visits

“I miss my family, and my aunt keeps asking me to visit for a few days without my SD“

Ayoub

• Published in Interesting
• October 15, 2022

Getting a service dog while dealing with allergies can be quite tricky. But thankfully, hypoallergenic dogs can make that process much easier and are suitable for people with allergies.

Some people are sensitive to a protein that dogs secrete in their urine, saliva, and skin. This protein can be found in all dogs, however, hypoallergenic dogs happen to be less allergenic to people.

Hypoallergenic dogs usually shed very little or not at all, which prevents allergies from getting triggered. However, before committing to a specific dog breed, it's important to do a lot of research because some hypoallergenic breeds could still cause allergy attacks.

Suffering a chronic allergy does not mean that you can't have a Service Dog by your side. Most people are unaware of hypoallergenic dogs since they are not talked about frequently enough.

A Redditor who goes by the username u/the-giggling-goblin made a post on the r/AmItheA-hole subReddit where they explained how their uncle suffers from serious health issues, which forced her aunt to adopt a “no dogs allowed” policy to protect her husband from any potential health risks. The user got a lot of interesting replies to their post, scroll down and check them out.

Here's the original Reddit post by u/the-giggling-goblin:

OP has also been dealing with their own health problems for a few years.

Because of the aunt's new policy, OP could no longer bring her service dog along.

OP refused to visit without their service dog but wasn't sure if this was the right call.

OP eventually edited the post to provide more context about the situation and clarify matters further:

Here's how the Reddit community reacted to u/the-giggling-goblin's post:

An outdoor venue would be more appropriate for family gatherings.

It's a bad situation overall and no one's fault.

Some arrangements can be done to make these meetings possible.

Both have valid reasons and no one is to be blamed.

The uncle's situation is quite difficult, so they can't risk it.

It would make more sense to move the family gatherings somewhere else.

OP never backtracked on their decision and just misses their family.

Hypoallergenic doesn't mean completely allergen-free.

OP has to take much more things into consideration.

OP's situation is a really tough one to deal with.

Allergies can either worsen or improve with repeated exposure.

The aunt should be more understanding of the situation.

If the dog is well behaved, it should be welcome.

The initial reaction was the right one.

OP did stick by her promise and stopped her visits.

OP's situation is quite hard because there's nothing either of them can do. OP needs their service dog and visiting could mean exposing the uncle to many risks.

As most of the replies suggested, family gatherings should be moved to a neutral location where OP can bring their dog along and get to see their aunt. If you liked this story make sure to check out similar content on our platform.

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