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dogs that don't shed a down coat are less likely to have hair all over the house and furniture and therefore my common sense cause less allergens than a dog that sheds big amounts of down coat and dander. all dogs dander a little, but it's that extra layer of coat that sheds in clumps that causes the most problems. yorkies, poodles, maltese ext have human like hair and don't shed. how can that not be better somehow than shedding dogs? |
I have both types of dogs in my house. The big guy (70lbs) sheds so much that I have to vaccum the room sized rug in the den everyday and he does get brushed almost every week. As he gets older it gets worse. If I brush him or the pom,my eyes itch and I sneeze. When I groom the poodles or yorkie,its no big deal. |
I just wanted to stir up an old thread haha. 1. all dogs have fur which is a type of hair. some dogs have hair that is more animal like, some have hair that is human like. but i don't believe some dogs have hair and some have fur lol. 2. i also agree the size of a dog effects how much dander/allergens are being put off, as well as the type of coat and how much dander it helps hold/drop and even produce. A dog with a more oily coat and skin/silkier coat usually produces less I find vs. a dog with a coarse/dry coat and skin. I find dogs with short hair give me small rashes on my wrists... ANY dog with short hair. Yet soft long haired dogs are fine. dogs with long hair... seem to be fine! i do have reactions to Maci if she hasn't bathed in awhile... so I also believe being allergic to a dog depends on how often the dog is bathed and how dry their skin gets. Also, bigs dogs that live outside are more likely to pick up pollens and allergens from trees/flowers/grasses etc as well. Which just make some allergy sufferers, suffer a worse reaction :D |
I was basically saying the same thing way back when this post was first started that all dogs have dander some are more likely to give humans a reaction and some aren't but there really is no such thing as a "hypoallergenic dog"....I think that was the point from the original post as well. My Lucy -6 lb yorkie does not give me any reactions at all but my 60 lb dog I am very allergic to.....I just take zyrtec for all my allergies and try to clean as best as I can but just because I don't ever react to Lucy doesn't mean that she is hypoallergenic. |
I debunk this entire "study" with my own personal experiences. I specifically got hypoallergenic breeds:dander-less and non-shedding dogs. My dogs do have some dander all dogs do: mine have significantly less than other breeders. My dogs do loose hair they do not shed fur like most breeders. My Yorkie has hair my miniature schnauzer a double coat. I sneeze and get itchy eyes around many dog breeds. I am NOT allergic to dogs I have allergies. I have no reaction to my dog unless they have run into a lot of pollen and mold outside. My previously non-hypoallergenic dogs:okay BF's pit, whippet/Rhodesian Ridgebaack cross, and a wolf hybrid all irritated my and my children's allergies. These dogs were in my house bathed with the same shampoos and as often as my dogs exposed to the same environment same food...I vote my study was far more controlled and comprehensive than the one posted here. I may have a variable of psychosomatic reaction my children are incapable of such a reaction thus their symptoms were genuine. There is a debate among people breeding specifically for hypoallergenic dogs (especially in the NAID community) that as with any train some carry a strong show of the trait will other would be culled from the gene pool because they lack it... Also someone should clearly define hypoallergenic as a lessened allergen content or causing less allergic reaction not allergen free. |
I still think "hypoallergenic" is a term used to jack prices up on little dogs. JMHO |
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. |
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Giant Schnauzers, Standard Schnauzers, Miniature Schnauzers do NOT possess the same qualities. They were bred to be similar looking virtually indistinguishable excluding size but were created from such varying breeds it's well known they are distinct variances beyond size. |
Yes, the fact there are three different sizes of Schnauzer with very different backgrounds and temperaments is kind of interesting. Three very different dogs simply bred to look alike in differing sizes. When we had our Giant Schnauzer Prinz we also had a Miniature Schnauzer named Heidi. A serious contrast from one another. Prinz was about 95 lbs and 27" at the shoulder and black and Heidi was unusually small (just one of those whoops that happen every now and again) and only 10 lbs and 10" at the shoulder and grey. Heidi was very sweet but Prinz was awesome. He was from working lines rather than show lines and he was fantastic. Man I miss that dog. I love the dogs I have now but Prinz was something special. |
All three Schnauzers are touted as "shedding little to no hair". Heidi didn't have a very profuse coat and so we would let it grow out in the winter and then clip her when the weather got warmer. We never noticed any shedding from her trimmed or grown out. Prinz would leave his "Prinz bunnies" around the house when he wasn't trimmed but we never noticed any shedding on our clothes after petting him etc. I'm sure they both shed hairs like you or I but I have a Greyhound/Scottish Deerhound right now and can say I definitely understand shedding. |
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