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I LOVE MY BIG BLACK DOG.

April 22nd, 2008

In my latest meanderings of the wide web, I have come across an alarming prejudice. It seems, black dogs are the least likely to be adopted. Thankfully, I have also come across much outrage and many attempts to bring awareness to this issue. Why don’t more people take home black dogs? Some reasons cited by other wondering parties include insensitivity to light when photographing black dogs for appraisal, a bad rap in folklore and mythology, and ignorantly associating black dogs with aggression. This prejudice, whether conscious or unconscious, even has a name, “The Black Dog syndrome.” Check out our latest link for more information on it.

My own beautiful black dog is sitting in the living room right now snapping at a hovering fly. And I think, isn’t what we love most about dogs the fact that they never judge us. He’s never once made cracks about me being short or snubbed friends with bright purple hair. He licks and loves everyone without discrimination. I wish we could do the same.

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5 Responses to “I LOVE MY BIG BLACK DOG.”

1. jan says:

   April 23, 2008 at 1:48 am

   Dogs have so many wonderful qualities I wish we could inject in people.
2. Anthony Holloway says:

   April 23, 2008 at 2:20 am

   This is really pretty amazing. I actually had a vet tell me that black dogs are genetically predisposed to more aggressive. He went on to tell me he was inclined to sedate black dogs so he would not get bitten. I was stunned. I thought this was the most ridicules thing I had ever heard. I quickly found a new vet.
3. admin says:

   April 23, 2008 at 3:56 am

   good for you, anthony.
4. Lora says:

   April 23, 2008 at 5:34 pm

   I love my big black dogs too! I have two black labs (a male and a female), they are the founding members of my giant pack. They are beautiful, kind hearted, loving, friendly, out going, well behaved and PERFECT! Anyone who lets their preconceived notions about black dogs certainly would miss out on two of the best dogs on the planet. I get them out in public as much as possible so people can see wi their own eyes that the rumors and misconceptions are just that… a big pack of lies!

   xx Bless all the big black dogs xx
5. Bre says:

   November 28, 2008 at 11:06 pm

   I recently adopted a retired racing greyhound and I didn’t specify sex or color. They sent me a black male since they are the hardest to find homes for. And I LOVE HIM! He is so sweet. His coat is becoming super shiny. I love walking him around because people always say, “What a beautiful dog!” He loves everyone, especially kids, so we are doing all we can to fight “Big Black Dog Syndrome!!!”