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We have had quite a few different breeds of dogs over the years and a few years ago we had a Giant Schnauzer named Prinz. Amazing dog but don't let anyone ever tell you they don't shed! If his hair was allowed to grow out there wasn't hair all over the house, just these lovely clumps here and there that we lovingly called Prinz bunnies (instead of dust bunnies). When Prinz was trimmed up though, we noticed pretty much no shedding. Anyway, on quite a few occasions we had total strangers come up to us and tell us that they or someone they knew were generally allergic to dogs but that for some reason they weren't allergic to Giant Schnauzers.

Since that time I have wondered if maybe some people aren't so much allergic to dogs in general but to certain breeds or types? Maybe there is something else that people are reacting to other than the hair and dander? Or maybe it is something that is different with that particular hair or dander that science has yet to identify? It seems to me there are far too many people who react to one type of dog and not another for a study such as the one mentioned here to be an accurate representation of dogs and allergens.