We have friends who purposely adopt black dogs because someone once told them that black dogs are more likely to go unpicked and later euthanized. This last one is part pit bull, huge, and scary as hell. Others have been sweet but this one really needs a 25-cent solution.
It’s called Black Dog Syndrome.
They are often overlooked because they don’t “stand out” as more brightly colored dogs do.
Also, they’re extremely hard to photograph and therefore “invisible” to some people.
Then there’s the weird ancient stigma attached to all black animals, marking them somehow as evil or sinister.
Google “Black dog” and you’ll get a zillion fairy tales of mysterious black hounds foretelling doom or wreaking havoc.
Despite our modern mindset, we’re still pretty much primitives, huddling in caves, telling ghost stories, at heart.
I love black dogs.
Always have, always will.
/I blame Led Zeppelin
:D