Wow, you sure did get a lot of good advise. I agree that all dogs shed to some extent, but with some dogs it is minimal as long as you keep them properly groomed. Let me add another dog to those that you may consider researching further. The Havenese is a small dog that comes under the non-shedding category and they don't have really have any skin problems. One thing you should be aware of though is that if you do not get them groomed regularly (or are able to groom them yourself) their coat may cord. But they really are cute little dogs, they were on my short list for awhile