I have to agree with cathyvv. I work for an allergist and she tells all her patients there is no such thing as a allergy free dog. While the dog may not bother you it can still bother someone else. There is also the saliva issue. Every dog has saliva and that can also be an allergan. One of our patients breeds Bison Friche (sp?) and wanted us to advertise for her. Dr. said absolutely not. My brother always tested positive to dogs, cats and birds. None of them ever bothered him. You can only do a "sniff" test.lol See if you can get a trial from a friend and see if you can tollerate the dog. That's really the only way to know for sure what works for you. Good luck, I hope you find a dog you can live with. I can't imagine being without pets.
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cathyvv
Recently read that there is no such thing as an allergy free dog. Some dogs are less likely to cause allergies, but all of them can cause them. Kind of in the same position as you, though, since our Zoe (a dalmation) died about 1.5 years ago. Not going to take the chance with another dog - I only have one or two sinus infections a year now instead of one every 6 weeks or so like when she was alive. We took out the rug and got new furniture after she died, too, and what a difference in the quality of my life.
We do have 'partial' rights to our neighbors dog, though, so take him for a walk now and then and can pet him any time he's outside. Satisfies my urge to have a dog when the urge gets strong...