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From: stanwyck@ihlpa.UUCP (Don Stanwyck)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: re:hypoallergenic dogs
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Date: Fri, 29-Mar-85 16:10:59 EST
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According to my wife's allergenist, there is no such thing as a
hypoallergenic dog.  We checked into it when we were told that
toy collies (Shelties) were hypoallergenic.  According to our
sources, most people are allergic to dog dander (skin flaking),
and each breed of dog has slightly different skin makeup.

The result is that for different people different breeds of dog 
may appear to be non-reaction causing - but that only holds for
that person.  Every dog sheds skin, just as every human does.
Some more than others, and based on the activity level and the
amount of time the dog spends in the human environment (house)
nearly any dog could be kept by nearly anyone.  However, most 
people do not keep their dogs clean enough, brushed well enough
(if you are allergic to dogs you shouldn't be brushing them), etc.,
so they end up reacting to the dogs that share their environment.