Comments on: Big Black Dog syndrome http://blog.pets911.com/2008/11/big-black-dog-syndrome/ Bringing the animal welfare community together Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:33:34 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: LA Times running an article about Black Dog Syndrome | PETS 911 Animal Crossroads http://blog.pets911.com/2008/11/big-black-dog-syndrome/comment-page-1/#comment-231 LA Times running an article about Black Dog Syndrome | PETS 911 Animal Crossroads Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:02:02 +0000 http://blog.pets911.com/?p=83#comment-231 [...] some of the controversy in the animal welfare head space about dark colored animals. While we have reported about it here on PETS 911 it is not fully accepted across the board; yet it seems to be prevalent enough to merit both [...] [...] some of the controversy in the animal welfare head space about dark colored animals. While we have reported about it here on PETS 911 it is not fully accepted across the board; yet it seems to be prevalent enough to merit both [...]

]]> By: Kyt Dotson http://blog.pets911.com/2008/11/big-black-dog-syndrome/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Kyt Dotson Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:54:19 +0000 http://blog.pets911.com/?p=83#comment-46 Yeah, it's kinda dreadful I know :( And what's really sad to me is that there is a rich folklore about black dogs -- although some of it horrible -- there's a certain amount of subversion happening in popular culture. Like fetches appearing as hulking black dogs, foretelling untimely death showing up in Harry Potter. But the dog turns out to be something far less sinister. A lot of black dogs end up with the same sort of stereotype applied. We all know that dogs are loyal, loving companions, but public perception still causes some issues in this department. However subconscious they may be. Yeah, it’s kinda dreadful I know :(

And what’s really sad to me is that there is a rich folklore about black dogs — although some of it horrible — there’s a certain amount of subversion happening in popular culture. Like fetches appearing as hulking black dogs, foretelling untimely death showing up in Harry Potter. But the dog turns out to be something far less sinister.

A lot of black dogs end up with the same sort of stereotype applied. We all know that dogs are loyal, loving companions, but public perception still causes some issues in this department. However subconscious they may be.

]]> By: PETSblogs http://blog.pets911.com/2008/11/big-black-dog-syndrome/comment-page-1/#comment-45 PETSblogs Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:39:17 +0000 http://blog.pets911.com/?p=83#comment-45 I had no idea that black dogs got adopted less often, or that there's actually a name for the phenomenon! I had no idea that black dogs got adopted less often, or that there’s actually a name for the phenomenon!

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