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Old Jun 10, 2018 | 10:32 am
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Originally Posted by slawecki
i am certain these dogs are dander and allergin free, as they have never bothered me. they are german shepard looking dogs, and search for better part of an hour.
Do people do anyresearch before making statements like that?

Even the American Kennel Club, the ultimate pro-dog group in the US, acknowledges there is no such thing as an allergen free dog. From the AKC web page:

So, you want a dog but have always had an allergy attack whenever you’ve been around one — you’re not alone! According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, as much as 10% of the population in the U.S. is allergic to dogs. While no dog is 100% hypoallergenic...


So the experts on allergy and asthma say up to 10% of population may have an allergic reaction to dogs, even the pro-dog dog experts admit there is no such thing as a "hypoallergenic" dog and when I say it's not fair to people with allergies to have (non-working) dogs wandering around airports and climbing on the furniture I get attacked by first post trolls and people who've never looked at the science of the issue. Yeah, that's pretty much the way FT is going now...
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