Do Doodles really not shed? Are they really hypo -allergenic? What every buyer should know.

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

I hope that we can direct those " new members" who sign on to get advice about their allergies and misnomers about shedding to this page. 

There is not a week that goes by that these issues  don't come up in discussions on DK.  When you meet a new person on the street it is one of the first questions they ask you.  I see it so often I thought a group--where information can be organized might alleviate some of the redundancy and help those looking for answers.

Maybe if we increase the numbers in the shedding group and add some realistic stories others can be educated about the true facts and make BETTER CHOICES with  realistic expectations in their choice of a life-long companion.     



May both dogs and humans be happy in forever homes.   

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Lynn has a wonderful photo on the DRC site with a discussion called "Look How Much Doodles Don't Shed". The photo is of all the hair she got off Jack while brushing him. Maybe I can post some photos like that. My tumbleweeds are impressive!
Or I could photograph the vacuum canister before I empty it; it looks like there's a small animal in there.

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Please ADD!
If I had not swept I would have posted my blue, white, and black polka dotted carpet today :)

Looking for a Group photo. I think I can get one by tomorrow. She should have my carpet black by then.

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Small Animal :) LMAO! But you have a Dyson. I would love to empty a canister on a Dyson.

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

There is a rescue in my area the advertises HYPO-Allergenic. Makes me CRAZY. I have sent him a few links and facts and for a while he stopped.

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

Even though I have two Doodles who do not shed, I joined this group to tell "Murphy's Rescue Story". Murphy came to us through a DRC rehome situation because his original family had severe allergies to him. He does not shed...I have yet to find a dog hair. He has a fleece coat which right now doesn't require much maintenance, so it is surprising that he is a "non-shedder". I expect that could change in the future, especially with the coat change. I can only imagine how heartbreaking this must have been for Murph's first family. I have heard that it was very painful for one of the children who "cried himself to sleep" after they had to give him up. He is an amazing Doodle, and I'm sure this family fell in love with him immediately. So, even though he doesn't shed (right now), he caused allergies that were severe enough that a family who no doubt were in love with this guy had to give him up. Because of this, I would advise anyone with allergies (even if they are mild) to reconsider getting a Doodle. The shedding is one thing...you can vacuum but still keep your Doodle. The allergy issues are much more difficult to deal with, and they can mean losing a puppy that you have already fallen in love with. There's the heartbreak that the family feels when a rehome is the only solution and also the impact on the Doodle puppy who has to go from the breeder, to their first home, to a foster home and then to their "forever home". That's so much change for a puppy, and it takes them a while to feel safe and comfortable. Hope this is food for thought for anyone with ANY family allergies who thinks that they are getting a hypo-allergenic dog when they get a Doodle. There are absolutely no guarantees, and think of the consequences for you and the puppy.

[Adrianne Matzkin]

Jane, do you know what the allergy issues were with Murhphy's former family? If not the hair, saliva??

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

It's all the same proteins that cause the allergic reaction, whether they come from the dander or the saliva. (It's never the hair itself.) The proteins are inhaled through the air. In this case, there were severe asthma attacks.

[Lynne Fowler-Oodles of Doodles]

This is how much a doodle doesn't shed! (in one brushing)

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Thank you Lynne! I was hoping you'd drop in with your pictures.

Yours is white--and I'll add black

Note the teeth marks--Spud hates grooming... grrrrrr

Starlit was brushed two days ago. She is so good being brushed too :) What a sweetie

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

I get that much when I groom Ned and he does not shed! I don't know where it all comes from. He has such a thick coat that his hair sticks up rather than flops down. I get less off Clancy and he seems to mat when he gets something in his fur - Clancy's apricot fur which is at the skin does not comb out, but the white fur on the top does. Isn't this reversed????