Hypoallergenic dogs

[Jack Mansfield]

Yep no such thing as a completely hypoallergenic dog!

I'm reasonably allergic to dogs (itchy eyes, rashes on my arms/neck if I'm playing with them), so we decided to go cockerpoo. I think I was a tiny bit allergic when we first got him, but now I'm not in the slightest, apparently you do get used to your own dog.

Can be a risk though, as I'm allergic to my friends cockerpoo like I am to normal dogs!

Also, our boy is great fun (loves toys and fetch), really sweet and wants to be friends with most things including cats. No shedding and doesn't smell unless he's rolled in fox st. Great dogs.

[psi310398]

Jack Mansfield said:

Yep no such thing as a completely hypoallergenic dog!

I'm reasonably allergic to dogs (itchy eyes, rashes on my arms/neck if I'm playing with them), so we decided to go cockerpoo. I think I was a tiny bit allergic when we first got him, but now I'm not in the slightest, apparently you do get used to your own dog.

Can be a risk though, as I'm allergic to my friends cockerpoo like I am to normal dogs!

Also, our boy is great fun (loves toys and fetch), really sweet and wants to be friends with most things including cats. No shedding and doesn't smell unless he's rolled in fox st. Great dogs.

I'd suggest you stop rolling him in fox st, then.

[NickXX]

vladcjelli said:

To throw other spanner’s in the works, we also have two cats, so must play nice and I’d prefer a dog of at least reasonable size so the lads can play fetch and whatever with it. My wife has been put on to a litter of sausage dog pups locally, but they just seem like a toy dog to me, growing up with a lurcher, I’d prefer something that can run about a bit.

Sausage dogs are one of the worst breeds if you have allergies - something to do with the amount of Dander in their fur.

That said, when we got our mini-Dachshund, my wife was very allergic to her (eyes puffed up so much so that she could barely see on the drive home until she took some anti-hystamines). After a couple of weeks she was totally unaffected by her, and is still ok - so I assume that the allergy can be suppressed over time.

[Jack Mansfield]

psi310398 said:

I'd suggest you stop rolling him in fox st, then.

I could try I suppose

[RCD24]

I used to suffer from very bad allergies when visiting grandparents with a cocker spaniel,but in 2012 we got a cockapoo (F2) as they were supposedly hypoallergenic. I have to say, at first I did suffer a little with a runny nose and itchy eyes but after a few weeks it all stopped - I even seem to be okay with other dogs/cats that do cast whereas it was a real issue before.

[boxst]

Yorkshire terriers are quite good from an allergy perspective which is why we got one.

[Gone a bit AMG]

Zoon said:

Gone a bit AMG said:

We have a Samoyed definitely hypo allergenic. Similar to the elk hound mentioned she sheds hair but no dander or doggy smell.

No such thing as a hypo allergenic dog. It's a load of nonsense peddled by breeders.
All dogs produce dander which is what sets peoples allergies off. Some produce less but no breed produces none at all.

Thanks for the education. I have a dog that has dander that doesn’t produce allergic reactions. In everyone she’s ever met. Mia previously hypoallergenic now with low dander levels says, sod off zoon! She ain’t making no sneezin

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[tonyb1968]

geeks said:

rigga said:

Miniature Schnauzer ...... don't shed, are hypoallergenic, great characters, and ideal family dogs.

I can assure you they do, although it's not Jack Russell levels of fur.

I've got 2 Miniature Schnauzers and they don't shed, they do require a fair bit of grooming though to keep their coats and beards in a knot free condition.

[rigga]

tonyb1968 said:

geeks said:

rigga said:

Miniature Schnauzer ...... don't shed, are hypoallergenic, great characters, and ideal family dogs.

I can assure you they do, although it's not Jack Russell levels of fur.

I've got 2 Miniature Schnauzers and they don't shed, they do require a fair bit of grooming though to keep their coats and beards in a knot free condition.

Got to say, mine definitely does not shed hair (mates JR does indeed leave loads every time I touch him)

[Ambleton]

My parents have a miniature schnauzer and shes very good. Malts very very little and a great temperament - they are classed as hypo-allergenic. My cousin (who appears to be morbidly allergic to everything under the sun) doesn't have a big issue with her.

If you want something a bit bigger they also come in standard and giant specification. Very lively and clever too.

[psi310398]

Ambleton said:

My parents have a miniature schnauzer and shes very good. Malts very very little and a great temperament - they are classed as hypo-allergenic. My cousin (who appears to be morbidly allergic to everything under the sun) doesn't have a big issue with her.

If you want something a bit bigger they also come in standard and giant specification. Very lively and clever too.

What? Your cousins or schnauzers?

[fistofsteel]

Zoon said:

No such thing as a hypo allergenic dog. It's a load of nonsense peddled by breeders.
All dogs produce dander which is what sets peoples allergies off. Some produce less but no breed produces none at all.

This. Allergic reactions occur to large complex protein or protein based molecules to which the immune system has been previously exposed, often over a lengthy period. In the case of allergy to pets, a ridiculously over diagnosed condition thanks to lazy GPs, it is the shed dead skin cells or sander which is largely responsible, so the idea of dogs which don’t moult (nonsense in itself, apart from hairless breeds) being ‘hypoallergenic’ is rubbish, with the exception that heavy coated breeds often shed more dander at a moult than thin coated ones.
Exposing oneself to a dog for a short trial period is therefore an unreliable predictive test, as the allergy needs time to develop. Neither is it helpful to have documented safe exposure to an individual of a particular breed - other breed individuals are not clones and will express different proteins in the skin.
The phenomenon of allergy as above is different to hypersensitivity which causes a much more dramatic and acute reaction and typically doesn’t require a history of previous exposure. An example would be the profound responses in some people to peanuts, wasp stings etc, although unhelpfully these responses are still referred to as ‘allergy’ in the media.

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