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Originally Posted by Cares4Dogs  Although I agree with the others about allergies, I must add that my youngest is highly allergic to any dog that sheds. My sister came over recently and brought her shedder, my son's eyes swelled up within 30 minutes of being around her dog.
Interestingly, my son has never had this happen with my yorkies. |
Some are more sensitive than others. I didn't know until I was actually exposed to the different breeds of dogs that I figure out which ones I was most sensitive to.
Oh, and to the OP. Just because it's a shelter dog, doesn't mean it's origins are unknown. Many dogs that end up at shelters come from people that don't want to or can't care for them anymore. Their entire history is known. Of course there are the lovable unknowns in shelters too.
Also, breed specific rescues also have mixes of their breed available for adoption.