Who knows alot about dogs?

[jack sparrow]

I want to get a dog, but I'm allergic to dogs with fur, but not ones with hair (poodles, etc...ones that need to have their hair cut).

Can anyone recommend a small dog that I can travel with on airplanes, or on long car rides? I mean, like a small dog that doesn't make me look geigh?

 

[pdaddy]

I want to get a dog, but I'm allergic to dogs with fur, but not ones with hair (poodles, etc...ones that need to have their hair cut).

Can anyone recommend a small dog that I can travel with on airplanes, or on long car rides? I mean, like a small dog that doesn't make me look geigh?

There are a couple that you could get away with, first is the West Highland terrior, super smart and full of personality w/out the anoying little dog yelping.

The other is the miniature greyhound, really cool looking dogs and full of personality, very sporty looking as well.

 

[jack sparrow]

There are a couple that you could get away with, first is the West Highland terrior, super smart and full of personality w/out the anoying little dog yelping.

The other is the miniature greyhound, really cool looking dogs and full of personality, very sporty looking as well.

Are they the kind that require grooming? I mean like...do they shed?

 

[Raina]

How small?

 

[pdaddy]

Are they the kind that require grooming? I mean like...do they shed?

Nope, both are hypoallergenic. My fiance is super allergic with bad reactions to the average dog ie. golden retriever. She doesn't react to those dogs at all.

 

[pdaddy]

miniature greyhound, smaller than they look

Westies:

 

[jack sparrow]

How small?

Kind of the size of your dogs or smaller. I checked out some little fellas called Basschshunds...pretty cool, but I was still allergic to them.

 

[Lestat]

mini pincher?

 

[jack sparrow]

Do the Westies come in different colors?

 

[Lestat]

Do the Westies come in different colors?

lol..

white and whiter

 

[jack sparrow]

The Basschshunds were white too...is it geigh if you have a small white dog?

 

[pdaddy]

lol..

white and whiter

I've seen brown ones.

DON'T get a miniature pincher, my neighbor growing up had one and it would not stop barking, the little shit bit me once too.

 

[jack sparrow]

I've seen brown ones.

DON'T get a miniature pincher, my neighbor growing up had one and it would not stop barking, the little shit bit me once too.

Yeah...barking could be a problem because i stay in alot of hotels. The reason I don't want a white dog is that I don't want anyone thinking I'm some kind of "Silence of the Lambs" type dude.

 

[Phaded]

mini long haired dachshund

 

[pdaddy]

This might help

http://dogs.about.com/od/dogbreeds/a/hypoallergenic.htm

 

[jack sparrow]

Now were talking!! Thanks pdaddy!! Looks like some good info there. And I spelled Bichon wrong in previous posts. I googled it for the spelling, but apparently got the wrong breed.

 

[pdaddy]

Now were talking!! Thanks pdaddy!! Looks like some good info there. And I spelled Bichon wrong in previous posts. I googled it for the spelling, but apparently got the wrong breed.

Don't get a Bichon either, my fiance's parents have one and it sucks. Their eyes secrete extra 'tears' so you have to comb 'crusties' out of their eyes on a daily basis ie. chronic eye boogers

 

[Quadsweeps Sister]

There are a couple that you could get away with, first is the West Highland terrior, super smart and full of personality w/out the anoying little dog yelping.

The other is the miniature greyhound, really cool looking dogs and full of personality, very sporty looking as well.

I was also going to recommend a minature greyhound or Whippet - I believe they are called...

I owned/adopted a retired racing greyhound. Mine could not be taken on planes, although it was a smaller hound - ~ 65 lbs. The reason I would recommend is they have a very low bodyfat and very little natural oils and dander (which causes more allergies). They have very little hair and rarely shed. I owned a greyhound and not a whippet, but they appear to be similar. I loved mine, she was very well mannered and they sleep a lot - but you need a fenced yard.

 

[jack sparrow]

I'll be looking into this heavily in the near future...thanks for all the information everyone

 

[Frisky]

you should get a chinese crested