We have a dog, Tiger. He is a shih poo. My husband says he's our first and last dog, but he loves him! Tiger turned 11 a couple of days ago. My kids grew up with him, so I'm sure it will be rough when we lose him.
Rebecca, I understand the allergies! We borrowed our neighbor's shih poo (Tiger's litter mate) before we brought Tiger home. And we had permission to take him back if need be. We do pretty well with him, thankfully, since he's been with us 11 years!