I have always wanted a Border Collie and I adopted one last weekend. She was 5 years old and a dream dog, seriously the sweetest animal I have ever had!!
Here is the problem though both my husband and myself were allergic to her. We had watery eyes and nose stuffiness. The allergies were not severe but we were afraid they might get worse so we had to return her to her owner. I have been around dogs all my life and my entire family owns dogs and I have never been allergic to one so I can't understand this. Are border collies dogs that alot of people are allergic to? I only had this dog two days and cried my eyes out when I had to return her. The owner thinks she also had some Great Pyrenees in her too. She also really smelled bad, just a really strong doggie odor.
So I am still in love with Border collies and would like to try another one that is maybe a full bred BC. Has anyone else out there experienced allergies to BC? Did they improve with time? Do BCs usually have a really strong doggie smell? I gave her a bath and brushed her really good while she was here. She did have quite a bit of dandruff before the bath.
Any advice you can give would be much appreciated. A BC has always been my dream dog but I just don't understand the allergy thing. Thanks in advance for any advice.
