"Hypoallergenic" breeds - help needed?

I suggest you also speak to a human specialist Doctor in allergies. It is not always the dander, but the saliva that people are allergic to.

All dogs have dander, and this can be helped by regular thorough grooming and frequent bathing. The thicker and heavier the coat, the more likely the dog is to "store" dander, therefore anything like a doodlebug thing (Labradoodle, cockerscroodle or whatever) is going to attract more dander if not groomed out regularly than a "normal" dog.

If you want a true, recognised breed that has less dander when properly cared for, then a Yorkie has the closest "hair" to a human. Long and silky, no undercoat and grows the same as human hair if not trimmed.

Other similar breeds may be Chinese Crested (Hairless), Portugese Water Dog (the reason Obama chose one of these), etc. Most designer dogs (supposedly bred to by hypoallergenic) can be a groomers nightmare. The coats vary enormously and are totally unpredictable in type.

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But to add weight to your reply I would get the lowdown from the human Doctor also.

Since all dogs shed skin cells and it the skin that people have allergic reactions to not fur. All dogs can cause reactions. Sometimes years after the dog are acquired.

All the "Designer" dogs have been tried in the past before; if you don't believe me you don't know people and their dogs very well. And in the past almost no one had spayed or neutered dogs. They just bred willy nilly about town.

Almost all the breeds we have now are less then 100 years old, not all but most. Dog breeding became the rage in victorian europe and soon after america.

So the "Labradoodle" have been tried before but they got it right long ago. They are now called Irish water dogs, curly coated retrievers, spanish water dogs, portuguese water dogs and a few others.

We do not need to reinvent the wheel!

Samoyed does not have wool they have fur or hair as all other dogs do. In fact they are a fairly primitive spitz type dog, very little has changed about the Samy at all.

They have low dander because their coats are so thick it’s hard for the dander to fall out unless the dog is blowing coat. I've groomed a bunch of samoyed and they have very dense undercoats which are loaded with dander. Turned my black pants white with dander in the blowout of dead coat.

I have heard that hairless breeds are allergy friendly because they have oily skin and do not freely shed skin cells. Of course most are pretty ugly and that deters a lot of owners.

Poodles are not shedless or there would be nothing on the brush when I get finished prepping them. All dogs do shed a few hairs or they never grow a new coat. Some shed in massive snow storm!

Also labradoodles tend to shed like their lab parents mixed with the dense curly coats of the poodle which leads to masive coat matting and usually complete shave downs.

I just feel the need to add something in. It seems that whenever a general breed discussion is opened up it turns into a "Pitbulls are bad dogs: why or why not?" debate. Interesting how even without the breed being mentioned the topics find a way to take that turn. I asked a general question about why people dislike the breeds they do & it found a way to turn into a pit bull debate. What is it about this breed that always seems to create debate? As far as I can tell they are just a dog like any other.... yet there are such strong emotions & opinions about them, whether good or bad. It's like a constant battle. I've never seen anything like it. My own opinions aside, it would frustrate me if I owned a dog that was always under a microscope. Add: I fully understand why people want to stand up & support their breed. While I certainly don't hear half as much as bully breed owners, I too own a breed which sometimes has serious misunderstandings pushed upon it as being an "attack dog". It's one thing to not personally want to own a breed due to it being a poor fit for you but it's quite another to label a dog breed as "evil". People give these dogs so much power, what I mean by that is they push this crazy idea that they have these deceitful personalities & go out of their way to do brutal & vicious things for the fun of it. As I said, they are simply dogs. Why don't people understand that? Kudos to you for all your work rehoming well adjusted dogs.

I agree that there are purebred dogs that match the criteria you mention. Of course there are always poodles, they come in three sizes, all kinds of colors, are very intelligent and friendly. Large dogs-Bouvier des Flanders, Portuguese Water Dogs, Giant Schnauzers. Medium dogs-Coton des Touliers, Lhasa Apsos. Small dogs-Shitzus, Maltese. Any of the hairless dogs if they are washed often. Virtually any dog that needs professionally groomed.

Poodles, havanese, schnauzers, portugese water dogs, soft- coated wheaten terrier, maltese, yorkies, irish water spaniel, kerry blue terrier, chinese crested, Xoloitzcuintli, Bichon Frisé, bedlington terrier, peruvian inca orchid dog (aka mexican hairless,) shih tzu...

Basically any breed that sheds little to nothing is what you are looking for in a hypoallergenic breed....wikipedia has a list of reccommendations.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypoallergenic_dog_br...

a basenji (not sure if i spelled that correctly) or Airedale terrier

my niece that was supposed to be allergic, had no problems with my chows and keeshounds. or the appaloosas that i had.

short haired mutt from the spca is what you need