[gemy]

Originally Posted by iasha99

Hello everyone, I'm new to this board and I would like some help if possible. So I have allergies and asthma, and my two children have allergies too. I've been reading online Yorkies are good for people with asthma and allergies suffers. So I went to my friend's house a month ago to see her yorkie to see if her dog would trigger my asthma. I was there for the whole day and I was fine. Her yorkie is 3 yrs old. I was very happy and I started looking for a yorkie to adopt. So yesterday I went to see some Yorkie pups. they are 8 weeks old. I could tell you I'm so in love with the puppies. I held a few of them on my chest, sand took some pictures with the pups and some videos too. Ok, here is the problem, I was there at their house for maybe 45 mins. While I was there, I was ok, but when I left my chest was started hurting and I had a little shortness of breath. I found this person on Craigslist, he is asking for $500 and I really want this pup, the problem is our family has had a few breeds already, we have had a beagle, pit bull, and goldendoodle, we have spent over $1,000 on these dogs and had to give all of them away, which was very heart breaking for me because I really love animals and I'm freaking allergic to everything. I do know that I'm allergic to dog saliva too. I'm very confused because when I was around my friend's dog, I was fine, but for some reason this pup may have triggered my asthma, and I'm really worried. If indeed i buy this Yorkie, I don't think they will give me the money back. I need help please, they will hold the puppy for me until Friday.

As much as I hate to say this - you did have an allergic response to this puppy. If you know already you are allergic to dog saliva - I am so sorry but likely owning a canine is not in your and the dogs best interest. Perhaps you can volunteer at a shelter - or offer to dog sit every now and again.

The other option is to see your doctor to try to desensitize yourself and your children to dog saliva and dander....