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With respect to this child's family having two dogs of their own:
Some people can have a reaction around a certain breed and not another.
As another poster mentioned, most people aren't allergic to the "fur" or the "hair" - they're allergic to the proteins found in the saliva of the dog. A dog also has glands in it's skin that secret the same protein. When the dog moves around (even if crated) the allergens are released in to the air. When a dog grooms itself and the saliva dries on the dog's fur/hair, the same thing happens. Low shedding breeds are better for those who are allergenic to be around.
The larger the space, the less of a problem for an allergenic person. The smaller the space and with multiple dogs of different breeds in the same small space? The higher the chance an allergenic person, who isn't allergic to his/her own house pets so they might not think they are allergic to dogs, can & will have a reaction.
Until the child is tested, we do not know whether he is allergic to any dogs. He may have reacted to something he came in contact with before he got on the plane or to some other allergen on the plane. We do not know.
It was a service dog. The dog had every right to be on that plane... just like the peanuts used to have. As per the article, it couldn't be determined why the passengers clapped. It's more than likely they were glad the plane was finally taking off after a 90 minute delay. But that doesn't reel in the pity vote, does it?
If the kid is that allergic to dog hair, the mother should have brought some medication OR made sure their flight was going to be a dogless flight.
This is just another case of a mother thinking her rights trump everyone elses rights, even the rights of a disabled person who requires a service dog to fly with him.
My daughter has a severe peanut/treenut allergy. When we board a plane, we let the flight attendant know and they always will make an announcement about not handing out a peanut snack because a passenger has an allergy.
We've never had a problem with it and the airlines have been very accommodating.
If a passenger has a problem with that, they can speak to me directly......
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