There’s No Such Thing as a Hypoallergenic Dog

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🗓️ 30 March 2021

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Learn about why there’s no such thing as a hypoallergenic dog; why you should praise kids for their work ethic, not their smarts; and why you should never put coffee grounds in your garden.

There's no such thing as a hypoallergenic dog by Grant Currin

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Here's Why You Should Praise Kids for Their Work Ethic, Not Their Smarts by Ashley Hamer

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Whatever You Do, Don't Put Coffee Grounds in Your Garden originally aired May 14, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/types-of-narcissists-don-t-garden-with-coffee-grou

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0:00.0	Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from
0:04.8	Curiosity.com. I'm Cody Gough. And I'm Ashley Hamer. Today you learn about why
0:09.2	there's no such thing as a hypoallergenic dog,
0:12.6	why you should praise kids for their work ethic
0:14.6	and not their smarts,
0:16.0	and why you should never put coffee grounds in your garden.
0:19.2	Let's satisfy some curiosity.
0:21.8	If you're listening with a golden doodle, you're going to want to sit down.
0:25.9	I'm just going to come out and say it.
0:28.1	There's no such thing as a hypoallergenic dog.
0:32.4	Not poodles, not Yorkshire Terriers,
0:35.6	not even Golden Doodles.
0:38.3	Here's the deal.
0:39.5	Some dog breeds that are marketed as hypoallergenic, shed relatively little hair.
0:44.9	But it turns out that hair isn't the culprit for allergies.
0:49.1	The allergen that causes dog lovers the most misery is a protein called can F1. It gets stuck to
0:56.4	dried flakes of skin aka dander that fly through the air and accumulate on their
1:02.0	coats.
1:03.2	But the allergen itself comes from the dog's saliva.
1:07.2	Yeah, those sneezes are a reaction
1:09.7	to dried flex of dog spit.
1:13.0	But hold on.
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