The last dogs to be adopted?

[Babyboonie]

That's quite a difficult one. I thought it would be the handicapped dogs as vet bills are naturally going to occur quite frequently...however, from reading the replies and looking at the results of the poll, it seems that big black dogs are the last to be adopted. Personally, i'm not sure why?

[luvofallhorses]

however, from reading the replies and looking at the results of the poll, it seems that big black dogs are the last to be adopted. Personally, i'm not sure why?

read http://www.blackpearldogs.com

[dukedogsmom]

read http://www.blackpearldogs.com

That is so horrible. I had no idea the stigma attached to big, black dogs. Makes me want to just adopt them. Very sad. I know I've sure got a pearl with Dasher.

[K9soul]

That's a good link Krista. I was reading more about it too. Here is another good excerpt I found:

(Black Dog Syndrome - Ace Atkins)

They are always at the shelter waiting to get noticed but seldom do.

They’re usually Labs or Lab mixes; often, they have a little crest of white on their chest if not completely black. We get entire litters of them. We get them when they’re older. We get them at six months. Almost always they are put down because they’re never adopted.

People in the dog rescue business call it the Black Dog Syndrome. There are a bunch of theories to why black dogs are the least likely to be adopted. Many think it’s because their photos don’t show up well on websites or adoption fliers because they’re too dark.

Others even note that it may be a stigma attached to black dogs that goes back to ancient myths. See the website blackpearldogs.com – an entire site dedicated to the forgotten dog -- for that theory and others.

But anyone at the Oxford Lafayette Animal Shelter (down on Highway 7 near the Yocona Basin for those who don’t know) will tell you the black dog is the most underappreciated.

Right now, we have numerous black puppies who will be passed up and several black dogs who won’t get noticed.

This site's page tugged at my heartstrings too:

http://www.centexhumanesociety.com/h..._syndrome.html