I keep having dreams about getting another dog. My last dog died in 2006, and I've tried to adopt two puppies since then and had allergy problems with both of them and couldnt keep them.

I need to have an allergist tell me if I'm allergic for sure to dogs. Because I dont know if the first time I had a reaction (5 days after my dog died) was me having a reaction from a food allergy, or if it was me having a weird emotional reaction to my dog dying.

I'm wondering if the last time I tried to adopt a dog (last summer) that maybe what I thought was an allergy was me beginning an exacerbation and maybe a panic attack of some sort.

If I ever do get another dog, it'll probably be dog that's out of puppyhood. (I'd like a 2yr old large breed dog if I could)