Is it true that if you mix a poodle with any other dog that you won't be allergic?

Question

You know for people who have allergies?

Answer 1

It depends. A poodle mix can have hair more like a poodle, and some can have hair more like the other dog it is crossed with. You can't depend on the outcome of the breeding, or how much the mix will shed.

If you have allergies, you are better off visiting whatever dog you plan to adopt and seeing if they produce allergies in YOU. All dogs and all people are different. There might be a certain dog that does not make YOU allergic, but may make someone else allergic. There's no real way to know beforehand. You just have to try it out.

Answer 2

Poodles, as many other breeds, have a unique characteristic about their fur than usual dogs and animals. An average dog has two layers of fur, the outer hairs which are coarser, and the inner fluff which is very light. It is the fluff that causes people to react more than the hair. Poodles to not have a fluff layer, only the outer hair. This does not mean poodles do not shed, or trigger allergies at all, they just do it less than dogs with fluffy coats.

As for mixing a poodle with another dog, the outcomes are close to totally unpredictable. Cross-breeding dogs produces mutts, meaning the puppies can pick up any ot the parents' traits. If you breed it with a golden retriever, for example, some puppies may have a single coat and some a double. If you breed it with another single haired dog such as maltese, puppies will have only a single coat, since there is no fluff genetics in the family. Still, these dogs may very well cause allergies in some people.

Answer 3

Allergies are associated with the dander produced by the dog and not the dog himself or the dog hair.

Dander is dry skin that flakes off, floats through the air and induces the classic signs of allergy. A low dander dog is what you should be looking for. The best you can do is to choose a breed, spend some time with it for one day, and see how it affects your allergies.

The 1998 AKC lists these breeds as the best 'hypo-allergetic' dogs:

Poodle, Bichon Frise, Bedlington Terrier, Miniature Schnauzer, Kerry Blue Terrier, Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier, Maltese, Portuguese Water Dog, Italian Greyhound, Basenji and the Chinese Crested.

There are many breeds that can be bred with a Poodle and other hypo-allergetic breeds to ensure a less allergetic dog. However, depending on what gene charateristics are trasnfered to the puppies, a heavy dandered dog and a less dandered dog may still produce heavy/medium dander puppies. It's all in the genetics.

Answer 4

Yes, if the pups come out with poodle hair. This is one of the reasons why poodles are the most popular dog to make mixed breeds with.

Poodles have hair like people, and not fur like most other pets. They also do not produce the dander that most other pets do. So if you're not allergic to your own hair, then you probably will not be allergic to poodle hair.

The hair also doesn't shed like fur, making for a much cleaner house. Another big plus is that it dries much faster than fur and doesn't leave that 'wet dog' smell. The downside is it must be brushed regularly to keep it from matting.

Answer 5

it really depends on the severity of the persons allergies. if their allergy is severe enough, then no dog breed (mixed or not) will not cause a reaction. i know many families who have bought these so call "hypoallergenic" dogs, just to have to return or re home them because they had allergic reactions. while some breeds don't effect people with minor dog allergies, there is no such thing as a dog that does not cause allergic reactions.

add: wow its amazing how misinformed people really are about the severity of a persons allergies

Answer 6

No. There is no such thing as a hypo-alergenic dog. There are some dogs that people are less sensitive to but even the poodle sets off some peoples alergies.

Any dog that is mixed with a poodle has just as much of a chance of bothering someones alergies as whatever breed the poodle was bred to to produce the puppies.

Answer 7

of all dogs, poodles give me the worst allergies. so i'd have to say absolutely not.

Answer 8

that is the idea behind these new breed dogs, since poodles have hair, not fur, and most people are allergic to the dander in fur. however, they are still quite hard to get ahold of, i know one couple that were on a waiting list for a labradoodle for 6 months, and they had to across the country from ny to get it (and buy it a plane ticket back), not to mention that these dogs cost an avg. of $1,500. it's an expensive investment.

Answer 9

NO !!

FYI - poodles may not shed as much as other dogs but their fuzz is like velcro and it collects everything.

He brings me more than dog dander

Answer 10

the poodle fur has somthing in it (or somthing thats not in it) that prevents alergic people from having a reaction. If the puppies have poodle fur, then you should be ok.