It may interest you to know that the gene that
produces hairless Cresteds is also linked to teeth problems.
This terrier is the only breed in which two hairless animals
produce hairless puppies.
On the other hand, a Powderpuff bred to another Powderpuff can never
produce hairless puppies, since they do not carry the Hairless gene.
Not exact matches
These smaller dogs and
hairless breeds are often presented as hypoallergenic because they simply
produce fewer allergens.
This cat and a few other naturally
hairless cats have been found worldwide;
produced by Mother Nature, they are the foundation for this unusual breed.
Hairless Cats: These are the easiest to groom but they need special attention to the oil their skin
produces.
The completely
hairless Sphynx cats are often tolerated well, not because they don't
produce allergens, but because any allergy - causing proteins tend to stay on the cat.
Even
hairless animals
produce the protein - and shed it.
Yet this mentality (perhaps, unintentionally) shelves dogs as commodities, products that we can
produce (or in this case, reproduce) simply because we «want» a particular kind — fluffy,
hairless, tall, or small.
But even
hairless breeds
produce dander.
Naturally occurring mutations in cats have
produced uniquely textured coats in breeds such as the curly - coated Selkirk Rex, the wavy - coated Devon Rex and the
hairless Sphinx.
Hairless cats and Rex cats (curly - haired cats) still
produce dander which can trigger an allergic reaction.
Dogs with long hair such as cocker spaniels or those with closely - cropped fur such as Labrador retrievers are equally likely to make someone sneeze, and even
hairless dogs like the Chinese crested or sphinx cats can
produce allergens.