Asthma and cockers

[Ben's mum]

my OH is asthmatic very allegic to cats and some dogs.  We found he is fine with dark haired dogs but seems to struggle with white/pale coats for some bizarre reason 

For this reason we have two black boys and he is fine.  Did however have a blue roan pup, that had to be returned within 24 hours  as she triggered a massive attack. 

If you do go to a breed show which is a good idea, bear in mind that for an asthmatic it could be overwhelming, my OH would struggle with too many dogs in one room but is fine with just a couple.  Better see if anyone lives near enough to 'borrow' a cocker for a day

[Bounty]

I have asthma ( I have been told its life threatening) and I am on preventative drugs which mean I am symptom free.

I have a show type cocker and he does not make me ill at all.  They are not very moulty dogs really.  BUT it depends if pet fur is one of your triggers. MIne tend to be when I get a cold, or feathers or dust.

[woollypigs]

Thanks all for your input.

We saw the dog we wanted today and my partner manged to be near the dog for 10sec and had no reaction. Yup way too short a time, before the dog legged it after a ball, they don't half run do they never get any quite time with them.

Next step is to find a breeder or someone we can visit for longer so that we can test out the asthma.

[woollypigs]

Since it is the fur that collects stuff that causes the asthma, is there a special shampoo that you can use to prevent it ?

[Karma]

I don't know about shampoo, but there are anti-allergy wipes which helped when I was initially reacting to Honey....