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Originally Posted by Dan Denson
Strangely enough, I have no allergies to cats. But if I walk into a house where there's a dog, my eyes swell up and I start sneezing. Really sad, because I love dogs just as much as I love cats.
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It depends on the dog breed though. There are hypo-allergenic breeds which don't affect your allergies. What that means is their fur is more like human hair than dog hair. We have poodles, and they're a hypo-allergenic breed. What it is is that their fur doesn't shed like typical dog fur does. So with it not shedding, that means it's not floating around in the air like typical dog fur or cat fur. We also have a dalmatian, and their fur sheds horribly. Their fur sheds and gets all over the house. There's probably dalmatian fur on the moon if any of the astronauts ever had a dalmatian. LOL
Poodles aren't the only hypo-allergenic breed. Another is the Portuguese water dog, which is what the Obamas have. They chose that breed because one of their daughters has asthma and allergies. The Portuguese water dog is a close relative of the poodle.
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Though some breeders claim they are a hypoallergenic dog breed, there is no scientific evidence to support the claim that hypoallergenic dog breeds exist.[3][4] However, their non-shedding qualities have made them more popular in recent years. While there may not be any scientific backing, this breed is non-shedding, requires extensive grooming and upkeep as its coat grows as does human hair.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_Water_Dog
^Although that passage questions the truth of there being hypo-allergenic breeds, it does note that because the breed does not shed its fur that it doesn't have allergenic qualities. It is generally accepted among dog breeders that certain breeds are hypo-allergenic, and no, not only the ones raising them.