Meet Adam, the dog allergic to people
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Robin Herman at Lucky Dog Retreat Rescue thought she had seen it all, but a dog named Adam shocked her: The black lab is allergic to people.

When Adam came to her Indianapolis rescue facility, he wasn't in great shape, so she began feeding him the best food available and gave him flea medication, Herman told RTV6. He wasn't progressing as fast as she would like, so Herman took him to a vet who gave him a blood test. She was stunned when the vet told her Adam was allergic to people. "Humans?" Herman said. "I thought [the veterinarian] was kidding. She said just like we can be allergic to dogs, he's allergic to human dander."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.