In a word, no. The reasons are manyfold, but usually the allergic person is allergic to the proteins in the dog's saliva and sebaceous glands and not the dander. No dog is truly hypoallergenic, although there are many dogs that some allergy sufferers can handle better than others.

Dogs that allergy sufferers can sometimes handle tend to be those of the single coat (or lacking an undercoat) variety. That includes your Standard Schnauzer, but you really won't know if you can tolerate one unless you visit a few breeders and spend a fair amount of time with the dogs and in the home of someone who has one.

Allergies are wonky things, so just because it works for one person doesn't mean that it will necessarily work for you.

By the way, any breeder who claims that their dog is hypoallergenic is lying to you, plain and simple. Their breed may be easier on allergy sufferers, but there are no guarantees.

I've done a fair amount of research into this and am a renown pet expert. You can check out my reasoning in The Complete Idiot's Guide to Designer Dogs (many are touted as hypoallergenic). If you can't find a copy at the library, my book on Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers and Labradoodles also discuss this.
Source(s):
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Designer Dogs by Margaret H. Bonham
Labradoodles by Margaret H. Bonham
Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers by Margaret H. Bonham
Bring Me Home, Dogs Make Great Pets by Margaret H. Bonham


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