I have lots of allergies and also asthma, so while I don't test highly allergic to dogs, I do have reactions to heavily shedding dogs, especially when my other allergies are peaking.
We wanted a rescue dog, but at the time our shelter had very few options. After two years of looking, we ended up going through a breeder and getting a Schnauzer puppy. I had no problems with her whatsoever and she was a great dog. I found that many terrier type rescues simply weren't suitable to mix into a family with young kids.
13 years later when it was time for dog number two our shelter was getting lots of mixed breed terriers from another state and we no longer had young children. I met and played with a lot of them, some gave me problems, some didn't. The dog we have now we thought was mixed wire fox terrier and jack russell. I had no symptoms with her. (Our shelter did not "hold" dogs for people, but they were really good about letting me play with dogs and wait overnight before committing to see if I reacted if I went right before closing and came back at opening. I worked nearby.) A DNA test showed miniature pinscher, poodle and cocker spaniel. I have had minimal problems with her - attributed to the poodle part obviously.
We wanted a rescue dog, but at the time our shelter had very few options. After two years of looking, we ended up going through a breeder and getting a Schnauzer puppy. I had no problems with her whatsoever and she was a great dog. I found that many terrier type rescues simply weren't suitable to mix into a family with young kids.
13 years later when it was time for dog number two our shelter was getting lots of mixed breed terriers from another state and we no longer had young children. I met and played with a lot of them, some gave me problems, some didn't. The dog we have now we thought was mixed wire fox terrier and jack russell. I had no symptoms with her. (Our shelter did not "hold" dogs for people, but they were really good about letting me play with dogs and wait overnight before committing to see if I reacted if I went right before closing and came back at opening. I worked nearby.) A DNA test showed miniature pinscher, poodle and cocker spaniel. I have had minimal problems with her - attributed to the poodle part obviously.