Comments on: The Hypoallergenic Obama Dog Myth Brought to You By…The Kennel Club

By: How to Stop a Dog Shedding

How to Stop a Dog Shedding — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:43:38 +0000

[...] Sadly, the hypoallergenic dog is a myth. [...]

By: Pamela

Pamela — Sat, 09 May 2009 12:32:07 +0000

Very good response Viv! I also have a grandson who is allergic to pet hair. NOT something you want to find out when you breed and show shelties! Even worse, he desperately wanted a cat. He was given a Rex cat, not my cup of tea, but he has NEVER had a reaction with this cat, and of course it sleeps in his bed! I have friends who breed/show bichon’s and they have a daughter who is allergic, but she doesn’t seem to have a problem with the bichon’s.
So, while there may be no actual non-hypoallergenic dogs/cats, there ARE those breeds that are much less allergy causing than others.
So, people, don’t be so quick with your “nay’s” against the Whitehouse pooch, and give a “thumb’s up” that Bo has fitted in and the girls are happy with him.
Another thing, why get so het-up about what type of pooch they chose? Did YOU ask anyone when you got your pet? Not every-one wants an unknown quantity from a shelter.
The ONLY reason I can see why the Obamas tried to say their pup was a rescue, was because of all the horrible PETA/HSUS clones who filled the comment sections of papers with their hate filled remarks, including death threats, against another politition, and the breeder of his german shepherd dog.
PETA draws a lot of loonies out of the woodwork with their over the top rhetoric…..including the absolute rubbish they espouse “that for every purebred purchased, a shelter dog dies.”
The MAIN reason shelter dogs die is because they end up in a kill shelter, put there by very irresponsible owners!!!!!
Personally, I feel the Obamas were very responsible in the way they chose their puppy. Pity the knockers didn’t follow in their footsteps!

By: Ben Zonah

Ben Zonah — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:08:15 +0000

Obama turned his back on his chance to speak for and set an example of adopting ONE dog out of thousands to choose from – Busy Body old Kennedy just had to stick his nose into it. That made up Obama’s mind. The Obamas didn’t visit shelters, did not stand up for the crucial need for adoptions or mention the millions of dogs killed each year in the Killing Facilities, called shelters. How many Obamas does it take to select a suitable dog from thousands offered. ?? Clearly he is not an animal person, knows nothing about dogs (and obviously never wanted to – has never had a companion animal – How disgusting. He has betrayed shelter dogs, and animal advocates will not forget it.
Now his idiot followers will be sporting Water Dogs, and about those allergies…..Bunk! Politics as usual…..homeless dogs will suffer.

By: Mike Edwards

Mike Edwards — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:52:08 +0000

Though allergic to pet allergens, my wife wants a dog. I thought this would be a bad idea until we heard about someone else who had a severe cat allergy and was able to have a cat in the house when they got a liquid ioniser. Has anyone else tried one of these?

By: Viv

Viv — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:30:16 +0000

These “so called experts” can say what they want about allergies but being someone who lived with dogs most of my life and also being a person with allergies I can positively say some breeds give me allergies and some do not effect me. Any dog that sheds a lot like a golden retriever or a cat, I sneeze and wheezes when near it . But I can live with a bichon or a poodle and not even know the dog is around. So perhaps no dog is totally allergy free there are definite differences in how my body reacts to them .

I adopted a rescued puppy mill pup and it took me nearly two years to get her. So non shed puppies are in high demand at the shelters. It is the older dogs that do not get adopted. Many of them also do not come problem free, some of them are very timid. While I won’t give up my darling pup, perhaps such a puppy isn’t what I’d recommend for a busy family with children. My pup attached itself only to me. While I think no one should buy from a pet store a good breeder might be the place to go if you want to know what you are getting. I also remember being a kid and wanting a puppy not a dog but a puppy , so I think it is wonderful Malia and Sasha got their puppy and I think we should all cool it and remember back to when we were kids and wanted a puppy. Whats is important is that these girls get what they want and are happy.

By: John Lilburne

John Lilburne — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:40:01 +0000

Nice article, seems like in their haste to jump on the bandwagon, the Kennel Club did not think things through before they sent their press release out.

They claim to be the lead on matters canine in the UK, so you really would think they would know about dogs?