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[quote=Anonymous]When you say your kid is a bit allergic, do you mean to dogs?  Or generally?  I have been EXTREMELY allergic my whole life, but have always had dogs (of the normal shedding variety).  Dogs are one of my milder allergies....other environmental things are pretty severe.  I take allergy medicine of at least one kind every day, and the dog stuff just doesn't appreciably add to the allergic load.

So I wouldn't assume that he'l be majorly dog allergic just because he's prone to allergies.  Cats are much worse, from my understanding, as far as triggering allergic reactions. (Which is not to say that some people aren't extremely allergic to dogs.  Obviously, some people are.)

Something like a pug would be very sweet and not need all that much exercise.  Goldens and boxers are very sweet and easy to train, but do need a lot of exercise or they can be disasterous.  Or maybe something like a scottie?

And doodles can really be a mixed bag.  Sometimes they are defensive and snappy (like poodles)...I think everyone things they are the perfect solution, but they are really not the easiest dog, in my experience.

The AKC has a breed selector that may help:
http://www.akc.org/find-a-match/#slide1
BUt I agree with others that your best bet is to find a good local rescue and explain what you want.  Just be aware that if you ask for "hypoallergenci" that will really limit your options (and all the hypoallergenic dogs are crossed with either terrirer or poodle, neither of which is the easiest breed).[/quote]

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