Have allergy shots worked for you?

My boyfriend is pretty allergic to dogs and cats. Cats badly affect his asthma, so he really can’t even be in the same room with a cat for very long. With dogs, it’s not as bad. He gets really sneezy and itchy until eventually he gets uncomfortable and has to step out of the room. And if they lick him or put their nose on his skin he gets little hives on the spot where they licked him. But, we both really want a doggie friend for the house! We’ve tried some of the “hypo-allergenic” breeds to see if any of them worked for him, but so far he’s been allergic to all of them.

So, we’re thinking about trying the allergy shots. But before we invested all that money, I wanted to see if any of you have experience with the shots, good or bad. Did they help? Can you now rub your face all over your dog and still smile afterwards? Were they a horrible waste of money? Let me know!