quote=IanDakin]Are people allergic to dogs? Not as many as those who are allergic to dust mites, cleaning prod cuts, birds, small mammals and miserable Safety Managers! How would you deal with this? The same way you would deal with any other allergy.
Ian
I sadly have an allergy to pet hair, If I was to work in an open plan office and was asked by others if it was ok to bring their dogs in and I said no due to allergy's, I would instantly become the office kill joy. Through no fault of my own. Not the greatest of positions a company could put me in. Just think - sorry we didn't invite you to the Christmas party as we could have some pet hair on us and we would not want you to suffer.
Problem is I don't even need to touch the animal, all that is needed for me to touch something the dog has left hair on and it transfers to my cloths, If I then touch that and then my face ( people touch their face more than you think), I then have problems with not only coming out in red blotches, but also my eyes water and it also makes me sneeze. So sorry to be a miserable H&S Manager.
I guess this is something else I should put up with for the grater good. Am I really in a minority? I especially love it when dog owners vigorously rub the sides of their dogs normally accompanied by "what a good dog" ( but that part is not essential) fluffing all the dog hair into the air.
I am curious how you may deal with this allergy in the normal way, I would love to find a cure, other than I have to vacate the premises.
Chris