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HELP! I need my dog fix

Annie • Fri, Dec 30 • 23 years old. Diagnosed with PCOS & hypothyroidism. Married for 5 years. Ellie Rose 💕👶🏼 & Millie Jean 💕🤰🏼

EDIT: Here are a few pictures of our old dog. Obi. He was such a fun little thing to have around. He made my day so much better!

EDIT: My husband's allergies are severe. He could die. His throat closes, his asthma gets worse, he gets hives. It's bad. His allergy is actually caused by the saliva which is commonly found all over a dog bc of how a dog cleans himself. Owning a dog is completely out of the picture. A hypoallergenic dog would work for those who get symptoms like those from seasonal allergies (sniffling, sneezing, watery eyes). He tried the allergy shots to build up immunity and literally almost died. He went into shock. Unfortunately owning a dog is completely out of the picture. I am NOT asking for dog breeds. I'm asking for alternatives to owning a dog.

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My husband is allergic to dogs & I'm a huge dog lover. I knew very well going into our marriage we would never have a dog, but after infertility my supportive husband got me a puppy and we raised him with the mindset of him being an outside dog. Fast forward 6 months and it's raining outside and I'm bawling while watching my confused pup (very large by this time) run around the backyard trying to catch the rain. He sees me in the window and I literally felt my heart breaking at that moment bc I realized I was not built to have an outside dog. I just can't take it.

Luckily my parents have acres of land and the ability to keep him inside when needed & to top it all off my dad really took to him.

FAST FORWARD to the present and here I am pregnant (yay!) but really feeling like I need that dog fix in my life. If you met me you would understand how much dogs mean to me and how I connect with them. It's almost spiritual 😂 Yes, maybe that is the price of marrying a man who is allergic to the thing I love most but isn't there a compromise somewhere?

What can I do to help dogs and be around dogs? Should I volunteer at the animal shelter? Start a dog walking business?

Otherwise, just drop some pictures of dogs on this to cheer me up. 😋

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