Adopt a Black Lab

Last adopted and first to be put to sleep...based on coat color alone. Please help change this. At Labs4rescue we say, "Save a BLACK Lab, have a friend for life!"

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:


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!

About Us

Labs4Rescue is a volunteer, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing a new life for rescued or displaced Labrador Retrievers and Labrador Mixes.

Our goal is to promote and advance responsible pet ownership.

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P.O. Box 955
Killingworth, CT 06419


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