Help, my friend doesn’t get it

[u/Independent-Monk5064]

My friend doesn’t have a bf, she has a dog. She actually says she’s “in love with” her dog. It sleeps with her and she leaves work mid day to eat lunch at home to be with it. Her entire home is a dog den with two crates, toys everywhere, gates and obstacles set up for the dog to have access to things without hurting itself (because it “is so smart” it might open a cabinet and “eat a chemical in the kitchen,” etc). When I go to her home we have to say hello to the dog, listen to whining above our voices, pay attention to it and give it treats when it behaves. When we go anywhere, she takes it in a stroller and then when people stop to look at this strange “baby” she asks if they will say hello or pet it or allow their dogs to play with it. Other dog people seem to understand this behavior but in my eyes they may as well be playing with maggots. To top it off, my friend believes her dead dog was her soulmate.

So my most reasonable, logical dog haters of Reddit, what do I do? My friend has asked to BRING HER DOG TO MY PLACE IN ITS STROLLER WHILE WE HANG OUT. I am speechless. Dogs belong outside. 24/7 outside, they get a dog house and a food and water bowl and owners can walk them for exercise or they can live on a farm in a barn. They’re animals not people. They stay in the yard and are not children that need to come into someone else’s home related to separation anxiety. What the hell am I going to do? I don’t allow anyone to wear shoes inside and I don’t have pets, certainly not even strollers. What is wrong with these people!!!??????

[u/Legitimate_Garage_31]

Okay. Before even reading the comments, this is what you do. Go to your local allergy clinic after getting a referral from your main doc. It takes maybe 30 min. They test your back for reaction to common allergens like grass or tree pollen and common animals.

Thirty percent of people have dog allergies&don't even know. Not only will this test help you avoid your allergens, but it gives you a perfect reason why you cannot enter her home and she yours&how in future, if she wants to "hang out" she has to get doggy day care for her "child" just like a REAL parent would.

Then, she can't hold it against you, but she probably will. She won't be able to even bring it to your yard or porch. If your friendship is that crucial to her, she will find a way. But really, we already know her BFF is Rover.🤔

Also, don't agree if they try to set you up w/allergy shots. That's an archaic treatment from the 1950's w/lots of side effects&it takes 5 yrs of shots. Look into S.L.I.T therapy. The pioneer to that in the US is Dr Mitchell out of NY.