Dander

Question
My husband and I are thinking about getting a small dog for our family.  But, I'm sort of allergic to the dander that some dogs have.  What would be the best dog to get that doesn't have much dander?  I don't want a chihuahua.

Answer
You can check out this link
http://sweet-lucys.com/allergictodogs.html for information concerning people allergic to dogs.

For a list of possible dogs that may suit you, check out this link
http://sweet-lucys.com/allergybreeds.html

Of the dogs listed in the second links, these are the small dogs that are "Low Dander":

1- Chinese Crested(to get info. use this link http://pets.yahoo.com/pets/dogs/breed/chinese_crested )

2- Xoloitzcuintli(to get info. use this link
http://members.aol.com/AHTerrier/xololink.html )

3- Basenji(to get info. use this link
http://pets.yahoo.com/pets/dogs/breed/basenji )

4- Bichon Frise (to get info. use this link
http://pets.yahoo.com/pets/dogs/breed/bichon_frise )

5- Maltese (to get info. use this link
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/maltese.htm )

6- Miniature or Toy Poodle (to get info. use this link
http://pets.yahoo.com/pets/dogs/breed/poodle )

7- Miniature Schnauzer (to get info. use this link
http://pets.yahoo.com/pets/dogs/breed/minature_schnauzer )

Good luck, and if you need anything else, please e-mail me.