Help me find a good dog breed for our family

[Anonymous]

My son is allergic to dogs and does horribly around my mom's purebred poodle. Just know that no dog is truly hypoallergenic. I suggest you speak to your allergist.

[Anonymous]

Do a search on Petfinder. Lots of nice dogs in need of a home, usually through no fault of their own.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have a Cavapoo (Cavalier King Charles Spaniel/Poodle mix) and she is the perfect dog. Super calm, gentle, loving and doesn't shed. She loves people and is happy to cuddle in your lap all day if you let her! We've had her four years and still comment all the time about what an amazing dog she is.

Several of our friends have since gotten Cavapoos after spending time with ours, and they're all lovely. Highly, highly recommend!

where did you acquire her?

Not PP but Cavapoo owner. I'll echo PP -- our pup is the sweetest, most loving guy, and the no shedding is such a bonus. We got him from CDKJ Kennel in Pennsylvania.

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Anonymous wrote:If you're open to it, look into rescue organizations and visit to see if there's a dog that "clicks". Both of our dogs are rescues, and fit the criteria that you posted (one is 30 pounds, one is 40. Both don't shed a ton and are very clean, none of us have allergic reactions to them, they have energy and play with each other/go on walks but also like to veg and chill at home).

Sometimes rescues have some quirks because of their background. One of mine is fine, the other is a bit shy/nervous around strangers but is the sweetest dog ever and once she warms up she's very open to attention/affection. It's important to give them time to adjust after the adoption, and give time for training/socialization. For my nervous/anxious dog it's been a lot of socialization and training to undo any bad associations/experiences that she's had. She joined me for a cross country road trip last summer and she was not only awesome but it was really good for her.

I adopted them when they were 2. One is now 3, the other is 2 (haven't had him very long). Paid $200 for one and $250 for the other, and they were already house trained, vaccinated, and spayed/neutered.

This sounds like something we'd like to do. Would you recommend the adoption place?

We are no longer in the DC area, but our first dog came from a rescue group that fosters and transports dogs all over the country (Freedom Street Rescue, located in Houston but they have fosters in different states). My second dog was rescued from a shelter in New Mexico, and was being fostered at a local board and train place not far from where we live in Colorado.

I'm sure there's similar rescue groups in the DC area, but I don't have any personal experience with them.