I Really Want A Dog But I Have Asthma And Allergies To Them.?

EDIT: I apologize, I should have specified when I said “try out” the dog. As other users said, it’s not a good idea to do a “trial” with a dog as people do wtih horses before they buy them. What I meant was, see if you have a friend that has the type of dog you are looking for, and spend time with it! Also, if you do decide to get a dog, avoid pets stores like UncleBills and PetSmart and such. GO TO A SHELTER! Poodles are GREAT for people with allergies, but they are high energy and their coats take alot of maintenance. So I would not recommend one for a first time dog owner. But, I guess I recommended boxers and dobermans which are also high energy dogs (opps on my part). But their coats are extremely easy to take care of. I hope I cleared things up.
Do inhalers help you? If so, try a dog that has a short coat and doesn’t shed a whole lot like a boxer, doberman, or something like that. I would avoid anything really hairy like golden retrievers and such. But if inhalers or medications don’t help you I would try a dog out for a while before you decide. Hope that helps

You might want to find people who have dogs like poodles and miniature schnauzer they are all hypoallergenic and see if they make you sick. I have the same problem and my brother has a mini schnauzer and I can be around her and my friend has a poodle these dogs won’t get attached to you but you can still see if they make you sick and if you are like me you will find that out in less then an hour.

well what are you alergic to on them? their skin or fur? my mom is but we found single coat dogs work for her. Dont get a dog for a month other wise the dog doesn’t feel love it keeps changing owners. but it si importent to know what makes you allergic to them.

You dont just “try out dogs”. You get one, you keep it, and you take care of it. Get a hypoallergenic one or a poodle, they have human hair.

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