“Research shows that dogs and owners living in rural areas have a lower risk of developing an allergic disease compared to urban areas. In a study conducted earlier, the researchers noticed that both the living environment and living habits affected the canine skin microbiota. “We detected microbes associated with allergies in urban dogs, as well as microbes connected to health in rural dogs and humans, but these microbes were different in dogs and humans. DogEnvi, a multidisciplinary research project launched in 2014, is aimed at investigating the significance of the living environment to canine health. Simultaneous allergic traits in dogs and their owners are associated with living environment, lifestyle and microbial exposures.
