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I'm also allergic to cat hair. But not nearly as much now as I was when I was younger. We did have cats, but eventually got rid of them after not just mine, but other's allergies in the house got too much.
We grew up with tons of animals, inside and out over the years. My mom even bred Shih Tzus for a few years. Had Poms too. A few poodles. Many kinds of terriers. A few Schnauzers, Dalmations, weiner dogs and tons of mix breed dogs. And I'm sure I'm forgetting others. And those were just the dogs. Don't get me started on all the other pets we had. :) Yes, I grew up in the country.
Some we got from the pound, many from friends or strangers giving them away, and a few we bought purebred.
I know the argument that you should rescue a dog vs getting it from a breeder. But I never really bought into that all the way. All dogs need a family to care for them. So shaming someone getting a pure bred dog is dumb to me.
Was trying to remember the name 'Schnauzer' for like 5 minutes writing this, and couldn't. Had to go to this site and scroll though all the different kinds of dog breds by pic until I found it. Crazy how many different breds there are. If you are bored, they all seem to be there, in ABC order --
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