Want an allergy-free pet? Don't waste your money on a hypoallergenic dog, urge experts

A hypo-allergenic dog is seen by many people because the perfect pet for allergy-prone children.

But health-conscious parents within the United kingdom might be having to pay out 100s of pounds useless, following a study found they created as much allergen in your home because the average hound.

Unpredicted: Researchers found no evidence that breeds such as the Bichon Frise (pictured) created less allergens

Hypo-allergenic dogs are thought to create less dander and saliva and shed less fur and price around ?500.

Breeds include Bichon Frise, Poodles and Portugese water dogs - such as possessed by Barack Obama's allergy-prone daughter Malia.

However, scientists at Henry Ford Hospital in Michigan stated they might find absolutely nothing to support this claim after studying 60 different breed of dogs.

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Senior author Dr Christine Manley, stated: 'We found no scientific basis towards the claim hypo-allergenic dogs tight on allergens.

'Based on previous allergy studies carried out at Henry Ford, contact with your dog at the start of existence provides protection against dog allergy development.

'But the concept available a particular dog breed and think it'll cause less allergy problems for an individual already dog-allergic isn't borne out by our study.'

Henry Ford scientists examined dust samples collected from 173 houses 30 days following a newborn was introduced home.

The dust samples were collected in the carpet or floor within the baby's bed room and analysed for that dog allergen Can f 1.

Dr Christine Manley, brought the very first study searching in the impact of hypo-allergenic dogs in your home

Only houses with one dog were active in the study. 60 breed of dogs were active in the study, 11 which are thought hypo-allergenic dogs.

Scientists in comparison purebred hypo-allergenic dogs with mongrels or purebreds with one hypo-allergenic parent and a number of non-hypo-allergenic dogs.

They found no significant variations in allergen levels within the houses.

Scientists present in houses in which the dog wasn't permitted within the baby's bed room, the allergen level for hypo-allergenic dogs was really slightly greater in comparison to allergen amounts of non-hypo-allergenic dogs.

While scientists acknowledged restrictions within their study - how long your dog put in the newborn's bed room wasn't recorded and how big its sample didn't allow searching at specific breeds - they are saying parents shouldn't depend on breed of dogs considered hypo-allergenic.

The research is the first one to measure environment allergen connected with hypo-allergenic dogs.

The findings should be released online this month within the American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy.