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Surprising New Info about Children, Allergies and Pets

You need to decide what is most important to you.  The questions below were designed by Spring Creek Kennels Labradoodles to help you determine which coat is probably the best for you in light of shedding, allergy and grooming needs.

A.  If you answer the following questions in the positive, then the wavy/hair coat (F1 Labradoodle/Goldendoodle) is best for you.

• Do you want an easy care coat that needs very little grooming or brushing on a regular basis?
• Are you allergy free?
• Are you okay with a coat that may shed?

B.  If you answer the following questions in the positive, then the borderline/fleece coat (F1B Labradoodle/Goldendoodle) is best for you. 

• Do you have only mild allergies that tolerate some dogs, but not others?
• Would a coat that may or may not shed very minimally be okay? 
• Are you willing to spend an average amount of time grooming your dog’s coat? 3-4 times weekly.

C.  If you answer the following questions in the positive, then the curly/wool coat (Mulit-gen Labradoodle/Goldendoodle) is probably best for you.

• Do you absolutely want or need to have a non-shedding coat?
• Do you have severe allergies that require the most allergy friendly coat?
• Are you willing to spend a significant amount of time grooming and keeping a coat matt free?  Or, willing to keep your labradoodle clipped very short?
• Multis have a more shaggier look.

D. If you answer the following questions in the positive, then the Schnoodle is probably best for you.   

• Would you like to have a small lap-dog that is very smart?
• Would you want a coat that doesn't shed and is easily kept? (You can also have the dog groomed every few months)
• Would you like a dog with a lively, perky personality?

Surprising New Info about Children, Allergies and Pets
by Susan Dunn, MA Clinical Psychology


Have you wondered whether to get your child a pet or not? Does your family
have a history of allergies and have you been told by your pediatrician it’s not a
good idea?
There’s interesting news from the Medical College of George (MCG), evidence
from a new study about children and pets published in the Journal of the
American Medical Association that having pets may actually help with allergies.
Dr. Dennis R. Ownby, chief of MCG’s Section of Allergy and immunology has
followed 474 babies from birth to age 7 and has found that children exposed to
two or more in-door pets were half as likely to develop common allergies.
“Allergists have been trained for generations that dogs and cats in the house are
bad because they increase the risk of you becoming allergic to them; we know
that before you become allergic to something, you have to be repeatedly
exposed to it.”
He and his staff were just as surprised at the results of their study as you may be
reading it! “The data didn’t look the way it was supposed to; as a matter of fact, it
was very strongly the opposite of what we expected to find,” said Ownby.
Ownby speculates that the reason so many kids have allergies and asthma now
is because we live too clean a life.
When kids play with cats and dogs, he says, they get licked. And that lick
transfers a lot of Gram-negative bacteria that may change the way the child’s
immune system responds, says Ownby. The “lick” gives them exposure to higher
levels of what’s called “endotoxins,” the breakdown toxin from the Gram-negative
bacteria.
According to an article from the Medical College of Georgia, studies from
southern Germany and Switzerland are confirming that children of farmers,
regularly exposed to animals, have less allergies than city kids.
Check it out with your pediatrician, but it may be getting a pet or two would be
beneficial for your children's allergy resistance, as well as all the other benefits
we drive from our beloved pets.


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