Hypoalergenic dogs

[Ruffshooter]

Does anyone own one of these Labradoodles or Poodle doodles or golden doodles or what ever that has found that their alergies have not surfaced around these dogs or is this just a myth? Dogs are dogs and all have dander.

[RayGubernat]

Rick -

I do not own any of these dogs...but it is pure baloney IMHO. Just a sales job.

Poodles do not shed...that is true. However their hair does break off(split ends??). It technically isn't shedding, I doubt that the effect of the hair on an allergic person is any different whether it is shed hair or broken hair.

Also, as I understand it, the thing that is most likely to cause an allergic response from a pet is dander, which is, again, as I understand it, dead skin cells for the most part . Kinda like dandruff.

As far as I know ALL breeds of dogs slough off dead skin in the form of dander.

Now watch...someone will come up with a breed (like the hairless chihuahua) that doesn't produce dander.

RayG

[ezzy333]

The test I have seen say there is little difference between dogs.

Ezzy

[wems2371]

I found this on another site, but didn't go to the AAAAI to confirm it. Makes sense though. Also, I had recently asked a vet tech I know about these crosses, since one part of the mating sheds and one part doesn't. She that you could have two different kinds of coats from the mating, and only the one with the obvious poodle coat would be the non-shedder. Not sure if that's true, just a tidbit I thought I'd add. Denise

The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) tried Wednesday to correct misconceptions about the matter, with the announcement Wednesday that there is “no truly hypoallergenic dog.”

“It is a common misconception that people are allergic to a dog’s hair, and it is falsely believed that dogs that shed less will not cause a reaction,” the AAAAI said

“However, allergies to pets are caused by protein found in the animal’s saliva and skin glands which gets deposited on the hair. These proteins are carried on microscopic particles through the air as an invisible aerosol. When inhaled, they trigger reactions in allergic people. As all dogs secrete these proteins, there is no allergy-free dog.”

[wems2371]

Okay, that was lazy research. Here's an actual link for the page to the AAAAI.

http://www.aaaai.org/patients/just4kids ... ergies.asp

[sweetsong]

I have always thought that the allergic reaction to pets was from the dander. When my Father-in-law told me he was getting a labradoodle because of his allergies, I tried talking him out of it thinking, this big burly guy is only going to get laughed at out in the field with this poofy looking dog. Well, she is a wonderful hunting dog and my Father-in-law has not complained about his dog allergies. Maybe they were just in his head

Terry

[sweetsong]

on a side note. I have threatened to take the dog in to the groomer and have her shaved like one of those show poodles

[rockllews]

What has to be remembered, is IF the coat was the main factor of allergies (and we've already be shown it isn't), like one said, for an F1, then half the genes will be from a dog that has a "normal" coat and the other half will come from the dog with the curled/poodle coat. So the coats will vary... I did a simple yahoo search for "labradoodle" coat types and found this example: http://www.acmecreekkennels.com/Acme%20 ... _types.htm and also this: http://www.labradoodle-breeder.com/faq_ ... _type.html .

I'll admit it's refreshing to see that the latter breeder link I listed does do health clearances. A lot of "designer dog" breeders are oblivious to them. :roll:

[wems2371]

Wow, I had no idea there were so many coat variations possible. By the time you get to the non-shedding, poodle-coat generation/variation--I couldn't really identify the secondary breed. My husbands cousin (no allergies) has two cockerdoodles (?). Anyway, one looks like a small poodle and she was just telling me that the newest pup "unfortunately" looks like a cocker. $800 a pup later and basically she has one cocker and one poodle. I know nonshedding in the house has to be great, but why not just get two poodles?

[3Britts]

There is a difference between the dander of some dogs. My Father-in-law is able to be around a friends Basenji and anothers lab, he was okay with my springer before he died, but has a bit of a problem around our Brittanys. My Brother in law is the same way. He can hang at my house longer than at our other brother in law's house who owns a yellow lab or at our aunt's house and her king charles.