Archive : Dog Skin Allergies

One of the big questions we receive a dog allergies is whether dogs that shed excessively (long haired dogs) are more likely to induce allergies in people who have a dog allergy.

An animal’s hair frequently undergoes changes with domestication and it is doubtful that this is the case with any species more than it is with dogs. Even sheep don’t show the spread dogs do. Wolves have pretty much the same kind of coat all over the world where they have been found. Very northern races or subspecies have a heavier winter coat than a form from the Sinai Peninsula, but not [...]