janet_rose
Posted : 5/2/2007 1:54:27 AM
I think it should be made clear that NO DOG can be hypoallergenic.
Sorry, but you have a common misunderstanding of the word "hypoallergenic". The word means "
less likely to create an allergic response". It does
not mean "
does not ever create an allergic response".
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"
hy·po·al·ler·gen·ic
–adjective
designed to reduce or minimize the possibility of an allergic response, as by containing relatively few or no potentially irritating substances:
hypoallergenic cosmetics.
adj. Having a
decreased tendency to provoke an allergic reaction:
hypoallergenic cosmetics.
Function:
adjective
: having
little likelihood of causing an allergic response <
hypoallergenic food> <
hypoallergenic cosmetics> "