Some people still have a harmful superstition of black dogs<\/strong><\/em>, place a negative label on them, fear that the color of the dog makes them aggressive or dangerous or think they are just too ordinary looking.<\/p>\n Some people may not be aware of the horrifying rate black dogs are euthanized over lighter colored dogs.\u00a0 While the idea of doggie discrimination sounds strange, \u201cblack dog<\/strong><\/em> syndrome\u201d does happen.\u00a0 It is usually an unconscious occurrence and it may explain why black cats have the same problem finding a home.\u00a0 People whom are superstitious about black cats may unconsciously harbor superstitions about black dogs as well.<\/p>\n Sometimes people may mistake black dogs<\/strong><\/em> to be older than other lighter dogs.\u00a0 This is because they usually have bits of facial hair that may be white or gray, making the dog appear older than he\/she really is.\u00a0 Others may return their black dog to the shelter because they have gotten new furniture and they don\u2019t want the dark hair that their pet sheds.<\/p>\n Another interesting factor that keep black dogs<\/strong><\/em> from being adopted is the simple fact that their black coats can make them hard to see in poorly lit kennels.\u00a0 This can lead to poorly taken photos being posted on the shelters\u2019 web sites which are how many people find the dog they want to adopt.<\/p>\n A lot of shelters will put extra energy into getting their black dogs noticed.\u00a0 Usually placing a brightly colored ribbon or piece of fabric around their necks help to get these black coated dogs noticed.<\/p>\n If you or someone you know is looking to adopt, keep black dogs<\/strong><\/em> in mind.\u00a0 They have the hardest time being adopted out but could end up being your best companion yet!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When it comes to adoption, black dogs are often passed over for whatever reason and end up being the last to be adopted, if adopted at all. Some people still have a harmful superstition of black dogs, place a negative label on them, fear that the color of the dog makes them aggressive or dangerous […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12,5],"tags":[209,208,207,205,18,206,33,19,21,210,24,25,38],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=559"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":562,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559\/revisions\/562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}