Black Dog Syndrome
Black dog syndrome or big black dog syndrome is a phenomenon in which black dogs are passed over for adoption in favor of lighter-colored animals. Animal shelters often use the term BBD, or big black dog, to describe the type of larger dark-colored mixed-breed said to be typically passed over by adopters.
If you wish to read further about Black Dog Syndrome, we have compiled the following list of articles:
- Black Dog Bias? Los Angeles Times
- Black Dogs Face a Hard Choice at Shelter The Bark
- Black Dog Syndrome Petfinder
- Black Dog Syndrome on Wikipedia Wikipedia
Top 10 Reasons to Adopt a Black Lab
- 10. They are so easy to find in a snowstorm!
- 9. If you like to wear jeans a lot, black fur doesn't really show up as much as yellow!
- 8. Black and white photography is so much fun!
- 7. Their coats are so shiny and their teeth look whiter on a black background!
- 6. You and your new black lab will make a great fashion statement, as all the new hot collars look great on a black background!
- 5. You never know if they've been rolling in mud!
- 4. Makes a game of hide and seek in the dark, oh so challenging!
- 3. More likely to scare off a bad guy, before they lick the intruder to death!
- 2. You look so chic and accessorize so easily with a black lab. They match that little black dress or black pants that go with everything!
- 1. Walking a black lab makes you look 10 lbs thinner!