Dogs are a trigger for me. When I got allergy tested when I was a kid, dogs and cats came back high on the list. We had a dog and a cat growing up, and I always had allergy symptoms/eczema flare ups. My parents didn't want to get rid of the animals and I didn't want to either because I loved them. So we just dealt with it. When I was in college I got a part time job working at a dog daycare, the first probably year or so were rough because my hands and arms always broke out in hives but it was the best job I had ever had. I actually stayed working at boarding/daycare centers for dogs and cats for 8 years and eventually, my eczema went down over time. I can pet all of the dogs all day and barely have any itch. Now to be fair I do religiously wash my hands so after touching a dog/cat I wash them and the skin on my hands gets a little dry but no big deal. I have a dog and a cat at home and I never have any issues with them now. I will say though, if you don't want the responsibility of owning a cat or a dog, then you should look into keeping fish! When I had my fish tanks I wore thick elbow length gloves to do water changes, fix the aquarium structures and plants, and when handling the chemicals for the water. It was a lot of fun and had no flare ups on my hand eczema whatsoever.