[nagdu] re allergies was Re: TSE now breeding poodles

Steven Johnson blinddog3 at charter.net
Thu Apr 24 23:52:03 UTC 2014 

Gary, you make a great point. Keep things simple!

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> On Apr 24, 2014, at 6:34 PM, GARY STEEVES <rainshadowmusic at shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
> Hi Stephen:
> 
> You, will the study, are not wrong but I think there are so many  variables to what makes a person allergic. I have a friend who reacts strongly to most dogs but he does not react to Poodles or Husky's.
> 
> I think part of the hypoallergenic label comes from the fact that the dogs do not shed which may decrease the amount of dander spread around the house.
> 
> I really like poodles and their personalities and honestly would not likely have a guide dog now if I couldn't of had a poodle. I work in health care so really wanted a dog that doesn't shed and that people "believe" to be hypoallergenic. Makes things  more simple.  <smile>
> 
> Gary
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steven Johnson <blinddog3 at charter.net>
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users' <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 17:13:19 -0600 (MDT)
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] TSE now breeding poodles
> 
> Contrary to popular believe, poodles are not hypoallergenic.  This credible
> scientific data is one of the primary reasons why Leader Dog no longer uses
> poodles.  There are many similar studies out there, and I highly doubt that
> a credible dog guide training program would overlook something like this.
> Read on...
> 
> Asthma & Allergies
> 
> The Myth of the Hypoallergenic Dog
> 
> By Meredith Melnick @meredithcmJuly 08, 2011Add a Comment    
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> You may now file hypoallergenic dogs under Things That Are Too Good to Be
> True. That's the conclusion of a new study by Henry Ford Hospital
> researchers, which finds that homes with so-called hypoallergenic dogs don't
> have lower household levels of allergens than those with other breeds.
> 
> Hypoallergenic dogs, which include purebreds like poodles and Portuguese
> water dogs, along with increasingly popular mixed breeds like labradoodles
> (the offspring of a Labrador retriever and a poodle), are thought to shed
> less fur and to produce less of the stuff that triggers allergies, such as
> dander and saliva. The price tag for these allergy-free pooches usually tops
> $2,000, but the new study suggests your money may be misspent if you're
> buying them in hopes of avoiding allergy attacks.
> 
> "We found no scientific basis to the claim hypoallergenic dogs have less
> allergen," said Christine Cole Johnson, chair of Henry Ford Hospital's
> department of public health sciences and senior author of the study, in a
> statement.
> 
> LIST: Top 10 Evil Animals
> 
> Although some previous research has suggested that exposure to dogs during
> infancy may help prevent children's development of allergies later, "the
> idea that you can buy a certain breed of dog and think it will cause less
> allergy problems for a person already dog-allergic is not borne out by our
> study," Johnson said.
> 
> For the study, researchers collected dust samples from the carpets and
> floors of baby's rooms in 173 homes one month after a newborn arrived home.
> Each home had only one dog; 60 breeds were involved in the study, 11 of
> which were hypoallergenic. Johnson and her team tested for the primary dog
> allergen, Can f 1.
> 
> In comparing homes with dogs that were bred to be hypoallergenic to those
> with other mixed-breed and purebred dogs, the researchers found no
> significant difference in allergen levels among them. In fact, in homes
> where parents said the dog was not allowed in the baby's room, allergen
> levels from hypoallergenic breeds were actually slightly higher than from
> non-hypoallergenic counterparts; perhaps parents were more apt to bend the
> rules if they believed their dog was hypoallergenic.
> 
> MORE: Why You Shouldn't Snuggle with Your Pooch in Bed
> 
> Despite the study's findings, labradoodle-breeder Gail Widman says she has
> seen many pet-allergic clients take her puppies home with good results.
> Recently, a family who said their 10-year-old daughter was allergic to dogs
> found that she had no reaction when exposed on four separate occasions to a
> labradoodle; they happily went home with a puppy. Widman says another client
> from Seattle, who had extreme dog allergies, also purchased a labradoodle
> puppy; he broke out in welts whenever the puppy licked him, but said the dog
> didn't trigger breathing problems like other breeds did. He later reported
> to Widman that his allergic reactions to the dog decreased over time.
> 
> "It makes an extreme difference for people with allergies," says Widman,
> founder and president of the Australian Labradoodle Club of America and
> owner of the Whispering Winds kennel, where she breeds the dogs. In her
> experience, Widman says, her breed produces less dander than other types of
> dogs.
> 
> The Henry Ford study's authors acknowledge that their study had a few
> limitations: it did not record how long dogs spent in babies' bedrooms, and
> its sample size was too small to come to firm conclusions about specific
> breeds.
> 
> MORE: Study: Living With Pets May Protect Infants From Allergies
> 
> But ultimately, early exposure to a pet - hypoallergenic or not - may not be
> a bad thing, if as some studies suggest, exposure in infancy helps safeguard
> some babies from future pet allergies. For adults who already have
> full-blown allergies, though, relying on the hypoallergenic label may be no
> guarantee.
> 
> Meredith Melnick is a reporter at TIME. Find her on Twitter at @MeredithCM.
> You can also continue the discussion on TIME's Facebook page and on Twitter
> at @TIME.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2014 7:45 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] TSE now breeding poodles
> 
> The Seeing Eye has added a couple poodles to their breeding colony.  They
> will breed "a few for people with severe alergies."
> 
> Almost makes me with I had alergies; I love poodles.
> Tracy
> 
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