Submitted by timetozoom t3_yti6sq in Maine
Looking for a recommendation for a hypoallergenic dog breeder in the state (or greater New England, if you've had a good experience). Thanks.
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Guygan t1_iw4frla wrote
Caveat emptor
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/09/hypoallergenic-dog-allergies/671439/
> “There’s really, truly no completely, 100 percent hypoallergenic dog. Even hairless dogs can make the allergen,” says John James, a spokesperson for the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. “It’s really a marketing term,” says David Stukus, an allergist at Nationwide Children's Hospital and a member of AAFA’s Medical Scientific Council. When I asked several allergists around the country if perplexed owners ever come in allergic to their expensive, supposedly hypoallergenic dog, their answers were unequivocal: “All the time.”
> …although breeds that shed less fur or hair are commonly considered hypoallergenic, the fur or hair itself is not what causes allergies. Rather, it is proteins present in the dander, or small flakes of skin, or saliva. All dogs make these proteins, and all dogs have skin and saliva.
timetozoom OP t1_iw4sjd0 wrote
Potentially something crossed with a poodle. I know bernie-doodles can be expensive. Sheepadoodle maybe?
tlkevinbacon t1_iw4unie wrote
Well this is a whole new can of worms. F1, F2, F3, F1B, F2B, Golden, sheep, Berner, cockapoo, cavapoo, Aussiedoodle,maltipoo, yorkipoo, whoodle, pomapoo, pekapoo, Irish Doodle, teacup,mini, medium, full size, furry, hairy? Do you want a guarantee they're hypoallergenic or just a handshake and a promise?
Guygan t1_iw4wj9b wrote
> Do you want a guarantee they’re hypoallergenic
Hypoallergenic dogs don’t exist.
tlkevinbacon t1_iw4wrjd wrote
I expected you of all people to recognize moderate effort shitposting.
VikingApproved t1_iw5twfy wrote
Get a poodle.
timetozoom OP t1_iw6shap wrote
I'm not expecting a guarantee. We've figured out that something crossed with a poodle will work for us.
Gretyl_Angura t1_iw6yaol wrote
Anything bred with a poodle is not going to result in a hypoallergenic dog. A bernidoodle is not going to be hypoallergenic. If the dog that's cross bred with the "hypoallergenic" breed isn't. The result won't be either. That's not how breeding works. I'd just get a poodle. I know breeds with a single coat are more hypoallergenic. If it's got a thick coat of fur. Its not going to be hypoallergenic, sorry
tlkevinbacon t1_iw4em14 wrote
We talking airedale, bichon frise, maltese, Portuguese water dog, poodle, yorkie,Yorkie, Irish water spaniel, Shih Tzu, Wheaten terrier, Havanese, Afghan, schnauzer, basenji, highland terrier, affenpincsher, or Scottish terrier?
My answer is really going to depend.