Peanut-Sniffing Dogs To Protect Allergy Sufferers?

Well, since Allergen Alert Dogs (Peanut Sniffing Dogs) are now covered under The American Disabilities Act,(and it clearly states that they are). They allowed anywhere seeing eye dogs, and other aid dogs are allowed. I don't think it matters what anyone thinks or what a school believes in.At this point they have no choice. It is now a Federal Law, and schools are obligated to keep ALL children safe no matter what. A school does not (unless private, in some states) to say wheather or not a working dog can come to school. These dogs are trianed to help people who have a deadly allergies. It is easy for one, who is not in our shoes to pass judement and think we are over reacting. After seeing my son almost die at age 2, and praying to God not to take him, I will do what ever it takes to keep him alive. That is my job as his parent. We have an allergen alert dog, and our dog has saved my sons life several times.

Yes, peanut sniffing dogs, also called, Allergy Alert Dogs(tm) are a great way to protect your child from peanut residue. Most people can not understand the need for a dog, I, myself, will be bringing home one of these service dogs in May of this year. My 2 yr old daughter has a touch sensitive anaphylactic peanut allergy. She does not have to just ingest peanut to have a reaction, just her touching where someone who has peanut residue on their fingers touched, is enough to cause a reaction in less than half an hour. She has reacted to playing peekaboo in a jacket that we were unaware the wearer had eaten PB crackers in the day before. NO chunks of PB or crackers left on it, just the oils from brushing crumbs away. She has had 7 reactions in 1-1/2 yrs, 5 of those were from unseen peanut residue. She has needed 4 EpiPen (epinephrine) injections, steroid for her lungs, oxygen, and countless antihistamines. Just picture a playground. If a child was to eat peanut snacks of some sort, and get on a swing, everywhere that child touched is contaminated and if my daughter got on that same swing, touching where the unseen, invisible peanut residue is, then we would be ER bound in 30 minutes or less. I can't see it, you can't see it, a dog can smell it. Cleaning an entire playground is not possible, but a seek of the place with a dog would very much limit her risks. Same with shopping carts at a store. Instead of scrubbing the whole thing down and possibly missing something, an allergy alert dog would be able to clear the cart or narrow down what needs cleaned. A dog to smell and alert to where peanut residue is would be a blessing. A single reaction avoided is one less chance to lose my daughter forever....what would you do to protect your child?