Dog allergic to grass needs exceptionally dedicated new owner

Guiness can't run through fields or play in the park like most dogs because he is allergic to grass and suffers a violent reaction if he comes into contact with a single blade.

The Staffordshire Bull Terrier suffers from an allergic condition so rare there is no name for it. Experts believe that the he has a virulent form of hayfever. If that wasn't enough for the poor pooch, he is also on a vegetarian diet due to an allergy to wheat, lamb and beef.


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Guiness was abandoned by his owners in 2008 because they could no longer cope with him. He is currently being looked after by staff at the Blue Cross animal centre in Worchester.

Manager Neil Edwards has never seen such severe allergies before: 'It's really tough for him. Just imagine being a dog but not being able to run across fields or play catch in the park,' he said. The centre is prepared to cover vet bills if anyone is willing to give Guiness a new home.