What 2 or 3 dog breeds shed the least?

Question

(In the medium sized dog category)

Answer 1

Remember, no dog is 100% hypoallergenic, but people with allergies frequently react to supposedly hypoallergenic breeds differently and can even react to individual dogs differently. If your allergic family member has a reaction to a particular breed of dog that family member may be fine with dogs of another breed that is considered to be hypoallergenic.

The following is a list of dogs considered to be hypoallergenic:

American Hairless Terrier
Airedale Terrier
Basenji
Bedlington Terrier
Bichon Frise
Border Terrier
Cairn Terrier
Chinese Crested (hairless)
Havanese
Kerry Blue Terrier
Maltese
Miniature Schnauzer
Portuguese Water Dog
Puli
Shih-Tzu
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
Spanish Water Dog
Standard Poodle
Standard Schnauzer
Tibetan Terrier
Toy Poodle
West Highland White Terrier
Wirehaired Fox Terrier
Yorkshire Terrier


Keep in mind that all dogs may carry small amounts of allergens or can pick up natural allergens in their fur when they go outside. To keep the allergy risk low even among hypoallergenic breeds, you should bath and groom as frequently as your vet or authorities on the breed suggest. (If a hypoallergenic dog's skin gets too dry from too much bathing, it make flake and cause allergic reations) If your family is super sensitive to pet hair you should be careful about having your pet groomed by a groomer with other breeds in the shop. To reduce the amount of loose hair on the dog, specify to your groomer that your dog should be rinsed after being clipped. (Most groomers bathe before clipping in order to not expose their clipper blades to marmful skin oils) Many groomers also spray a dog with a perfume after bathing which many asthmatics and allergy sufferers are allergic to. If this could be a concern for you ask your groomer in advance not to use any perfumes or colognes on your dog

Answer 2

Whoever said miniature schnauzers don't shed, has never had a mini schnauzer. They do shed. All mammals will loose hair at some point. Nothing will have the same hair from birth to death.
Poodles shed the least. However, with proper grooming, all dogs coats can be manageable.

Answer 3

I have a shih tzu, she will be 2 this spring and ive had her since she was about 6 weeks old, she has yet to shed. and my aunts yorkie doesnt shed, these i can tell you from experience, the rest was covered pretty well in the list farther up. i cant remember who posted it (sorry), but if someone has a shih tzu and it sheds, its not being either groomed, fed, or cared for properly i wont ever have another shedding breed in my house after owning my little sh*t head...er shih tzu.

Answer 4

Irish terriers don't shed at all and have lovely coats!
Irish terriers and similar dogs are the best if you want non- shedding dogs.

However not many other dogs don't shed, so if you don't like irish terriers, stick to a dog that has hair that doesn't stand out too much on clothes. I have a white and black dog- the worst colours and they are the two colours that show up on every piece of clothing of every colour. It's a nightmare!

Answer 5

ALL dogs cast their coats, but certain coat types limit the amount of hair that actually gets shed out. The LESS a dog sheds, the MORE it needs groomed.....all that dead, loose hair is still there, and it needs brushed out before it creates a matted mess!

Answer 6

I have a Yorkie and he is wonderful but that is beside it point. He doesn't shed and when combed on a small amount of fur is left on the comb. Also he has very little dander which is also a allergen.

Answer 7

Supposedly Poodles and Labradoodles. West Highland Terriers also have less of a shedding problem as do Lhasa Apsos and Shitzu's.

Answer 8

My Maltese doesn't appear to shed at all...meaning I never see hair on my floor. I do brush her a lot to keep her coat looking good...so that's where I find her hair instead of on my floor or furniture.

Answer 9

not all dogs sheds but some you have to cut. the one dog that i know that doen't shed is the shizu. and another type of dog that doen't shed as well is the maltese.

Answer 10

Here is a list of allergy friendly dogs. They tend to shed less and have more human like hair.

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/allergy.htm