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Black dogs sent to B.C. for better chance of adoption
Topic Started: Apr 5 2013, 07:51 AM (178 Views)
Dana
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What does that tell us about BCers?

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/04/04/bc-black-dogs-vancouver-island.html
"Black dogs are so unpopular in Saskatchewan, they're being sent to British Columbia for a better chance of being adopted.

Debbi Lehner, manager of the Prince Albert SPCA in Saskatchewan, says black dogs are often passed over for adoption in favour of lighter-coloured animals.

"They just pass right by them," Lehner told CBC News.

"We do get some comments: 'No, I don’t want a black dog.' A lot of times reasons aren’t given, that's just their preference."

Black dog syndrome, or black dog bias, is a phenomenon recognized by some veterinarians and dog shelters."
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goldengal
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If one Googles Black Dog Syndrome, they will see that site after site states how much more difficult it is to place black dogs and cats.

Thinking back over 50+ years, the only black dog we had, and it was actually Party coloured (black, tan and white) was an American Cocker Spaniel. Here in this house there have been two Berners which are black except for a stripe of white in the centre of the forehead and a little on the paws and the chest is white. They also have rust eyebrows, around the muzzle and some rust above the white on the paws.

Now lil Harley here is coal black with a bit of a grey goatee. While we think he is cute, extremely smart and a real character, there are those who think he is ugly.

Perhaps black dogs, and particularly large black dogs appear more menacing, and many associate solid black cats with bad luck.

Take care,
Pat
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Darcie
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I had a totally black poodle named Jody, she was an amazing dog, also had a spoodle that was totally black name Leroy Brown, have no idea why. He was a real fun dog.
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That is a real problem for shelter. Ours has so many black cats....
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angora
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All of this is pure nonsense. People like brown eggs .. do they realize that the chickens who lay them are not 'pure' white.
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FuzzyO
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My mother's explanation was that facial expressions are harder to discern on a black cat's face, so people tend to think these cats have less personality.
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When we went back to the shelter last Friday, we were going to adopt "One Eyed Jack" and another beautiful older male who were not litter mates. Jack was an all black older cat with only one eye. When we got there, he had been adopted the day before. The other was still there, but we fell in love with the boys.
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