Exposure to dogs and cats in the first year of life and risk of allergic sensitization at 6 to 7 years of age.

By D. Ownby, Christine C. Johnson, E. Peterson. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2002

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The gut microbiome: Relationships with disease and opportunities for therapy (2018, neutral): “, 2014), consistent with the observation that children who grow up with dogs are less likely to develop atopy (Ownby et al., 2002).”
Humans and Nature: How Knowing and Experiencing Nature Affect Well-Being (2013, background): “For example, contact with animals shows health benefits; patients recovering from acute myocardial infarction who had pets were healthier than their counterparts without pets (33), and pet ownership is associated with reduced incidence of allergies (34).”