Originally Posted by
zd262
Do you still have the chocolate lab now or was there a break between dogs (sorry, I can't remember the specifics of your story)? Like others have said it could be completely unrelated to the dog, but if it is related to the dog it could be that each dog produces different types of dander, and that also if you went between dogs for awhile your reaction to allergies can change. I grew up with dogs and was fine, but once I left for college every time I came home I had mild allergies to my dog. Now that I have dogs again and live with them full time, it's not a problem anymore.