Allergies often develop due to overly clean environments and low exposure, followed by sudden contact with allergens. For example, in Finland, many immigrants from warmer countries develop severe birch pollen allergies because they weren’t exposed to it as children and never built up a tolerance. The same happens when city kids who’ve had little to no contact with animals suddenly start spending time around dogs, cats, or horses.
In my case, I didn’t have much exposure to animals growing up, which likely contributed to my allergies. Had I been raised on a farm with constant contact, I might have had better resistance — or maybe even fewer atopic tendencies altogether.
It took me years to build up a tolerance to dogs, but now we have three, and I’m mostly allergy-free.
Turns out, stubbornness works both ways — mine and the dogs’! But I'll tell you about the cat later.
I adore your dogs, they are beautiful, top notch, I don't remember seeing the cat, it will be pending. I understand allergies I live with one to house dust. A hug @gamer00
Adoro a tus perros son hermosos, de campeonato, no me acuerdo de haber visto el gato, estará pendiente. Entiendo las alergias vivo con una al polvo domestico. Un abrazo