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Q: allergic to dogs
asked by: mariah79 on September 17th, 2009
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hello
im allergic to dogs and cats. and some dogs really likes me they try to touch me others try to jump. i don't want to be rude but when dogs jump i feel scared because i don't want to scratch my self like a monkey in front of people some times im afraid to faint or have a panic attack because im afraid i won’t be able to breath because of the allergy. today my professor brought his dog to class i was shy to say anything and im afraid he would hate me or i would hurt his feeling if i say that am allergic because a lot of people do not understand they think we hate their pets. So suddenly while the dog is walking between our legs i was nerves and i felt im going to have one of my panic attack. one of the student told the professor and i did too tell him i have an allergy. im so worried now and i feel sorry that i told my professor that i had cats and dogs allergy. im so worried. I feel am a bad person and i think he hates me now. i wanted to say how sorry i am but he didn't give me a chance he was ok ur safty is important. Sad even when i wanted to thank him for the lecture he said don't worry ur safty is important ( i didn't forget you kicked my dog out) thats how i felt but he would never know how gilty i feel because of my stupid allergy and fear of not being able to breath. i don't know what to do.
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W0LF
replied on September 17th, 2009
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Don't feel guilty putting your needs before an animal. People love cats and dogs but regardless of their intelligence or grace or breeding, they are animals and they don't belong in your classroom, your place of work or your public parks. Pet owners need to control their animals in public to prevent them from being a nuisance to others. You have to cope with your allergies but you're not obligated to entertain pet owner's anthropomorphism of their animals. If they believe this makes you a bad person tell them to F right off. You are a human being and deserve the same basic decency they would show any animal.
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mariah79
replied on September 17th, 2009
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oh thank you so much you made me feel better. there are a lot of people when ever i try to avoid their dogs, they either yell, swear or even give dirty looks but some are more mature they apologize.
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wendyrs
replied on September 17th, 2009
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It's not your fault that you have an allergy. If someone doesn't understand that then it's their problem, not yours. Many people have allergies to pets. I really doubt if your professor took it personally or hates you. He probably should have asked about allergies before bringing the dog into the classroom. He's the one who should feel bad for putting you in at risk without thinking that some of the students may be allergic. It's possible that when you go out of your way to walk away from someone's pet they may look at you strange because they think you're afraid, but who cares what they think. If it's a friend and their dog approaches you, you just tell them that you would love to pet their dog but you are so allergic and can't. Any normal person would understand and if they don't then they aren't much of a friend.
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mariah79
replied on September 23rd, 2009
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im glad there are some people who thinks like you it makes me feel better i wish that all dog owners read your post to learn from you.
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