Yesterday, October 1st was National Black Dog Day.
This holiday was created to bring awareness to the plight of black dogs in shelters and Black Dog Syndrome.
Black dogs can take up to 4 times longer to get adopted than lighter color dogs. There are several reasons for this starting with the impression that black dogs are perceived as more aggressive than other colors. Any dog lover can tell you that hair color does not determine personality!
Black dogs are harder to photograph, so when shelters post pictures of black dogs it can be harder to see their facial features and people searching online will pass them by. Black dogs also don’t show up as well in the shelters, they blend in with the shadows and if they are shy or scared they may stay in the back of their kennel and are less visible and once again it can be harder to see their facial features.
Personally, I love black dogs and my world wouldn’t be the same without them! I have a lot of black in my wardrobe, and black hair blends in far better than light hair on my dark-colored pants.
We have had two black rescue dogs, Charlie and Annie and would like to give a shout out to some of our favorite black rescue dog friends. We are so glad your forever families didn’t give a hoot about Black Dog Syndrome and took you home to give you your wonderful lives!
We love you Precious, Sammy Davis, Lance, Elsa, Eivor, Mona, Sugar, Rosie, Anna, Geordie, Luna, Barley and so many more!
I love all dogs…color doesn’t matter..but you’re right, it’s a whole lot harder to photograph black dogs!
Good post!
Thank you!
A beautiful post Kristin and thank you for mentioning Eivor too. I have never understood why so many people overlook black dogs in shelters – we have adopted three so far (Seamus, Flynn and Eivor) and they are the most loving and loyal friends anyone could ever wish for :o) xxx
rescues are so very special, especially the black ones! 😍😍
:o) xxx
Bless all black dogs. We hope this ‘howliday’ shout-out brings greater attention to their plight and more of them are rescued.
Sammy Davis and i thank you SO much for the sweet shout out, you’ve made our day. hugs to you and your crew, especially to “my” sweet annie!
You bet! Every day is a special with our black beauties!