FG Monday: Black Dogs

[just]

As the owner of a black dog, I got all teary watching this ...

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And cos we love him, our Porter boy (who has no eyes which makes it even tougher to show how adorable he is in photos).

[1confused1]

I had no idea that they were less likely to get adopted until the organization I adopted my dog from told me. Both my dogs were/are black. Do you know the reasoning?

Your pup is adorable!

[pixy0stix]

I love black dogs. <3

Why does your adorable pup not have eyes, just?

[just]

Sept 18, 2017 15:35:30 GMT -5 1234FIF! said:

Sept 18, 2017 15:34:06 GMT -5 1confused1 said:

I had no idea that they were less likely to get adopted until the organization I adopted my dog from told me. Both my dogs were/are black. Do you know the reasoning?

Your pup is adorable!

Think about it real hard. 

This. And linked to that - superstition about black cats.
And they're harder to see at the back of kennels. And it's harder to take a good photo of them.

And this.

[1confused1]

Sept 18, 2017 15:44:14 GMT -5 just said:

Sept 18, 2017 15:35:30 GMT -5 1234FIF! said:

Think about it real hard. 

This. And linked to that - superstition about black cats.
And they're harder to see at the back of kennels. And it's harder to take a good photo of them.

And this.

Got it.

[seeyalater52]

just your doggie is just too too cute!!! Our dog is mostly tan but has a black face and ears. I love black dogs and cats.

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Sept 18, 2017 15:37:04 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

I love black dogs. <3

Why does your adorable pup not have eyes, just ?

He had been on the streets and got infections, and as a pug the pressure from eye infections can be really dangerous. He had lost most of his sight anyway and so they decided to take them out. We never knew him with eyes.

But he gets around just fine! We've had people ask us if we're sure he has no vision because he seems to do so well and we're like dude he has no eyeballs. 
Having said that every so often we'll find him barking at a wall, or sitting facing the corner

[mbcdefg]

Awww.

I don't have a dog right now, but I have two black cats and they're very sweet. One is basically like a dog with the way she follows us around and demands attention.

[MixedBerryJam]

I love all the black doggies. Mine's ~11 and starting with the geriatric issues. But I love her.

[georgeglass]

We adopted two adult black dogs. They are the best.

Here's our most recent guy - 

[2curlydogs]

Black dogs are the best dogs.

Curly black dogs are the bestest.

[AJL]

Black cats and black dogs are less likely to be adopted than their lighter colored shelter mates. I don't have any dogs, but I've adopted two black cats and I love them so much! DH and I are committed to adopt only black or primarily black animals from shelters because of how hard it is to get them adopted.

Besides, who wouldn't want to have a mini rescue panther, or 5. LOL!

[Pom]

Black cat mom here that thinks your boy is the absolute sweetest pup. Love.

Black pets forever.

[WOT?*]

Uh, mrsukyankee this post is calling Barney's name. I've had black cats (RIP Binks and Misty) but all my dogs have been tris or other color combinations.

This gentle giant (still a puppy but man you should have seen him when he was younger and all ears) is a black Lab/hound mix that belongs to a friend of mine. When he runs it's truly a sight.

[erbear]

How could you turn this beauty down?

[RoxMonster]

Black dogs are so beautiful.

And our Roxie is the silliest, sweetest, most loyal dog I could ask for <3

[tessalb]

AWww! My family always had black dogs growing up. My dad has always loved them. I'm still sad about Tripper who died over 13 years ago. He was the best!

[oliviapope]

Aw...Here is my pup, the sweetest dog I have ever met in my life.

[bowies]

I spent 15 years with my black dog, rescued from the Humane Society. It's only been a month and a half without her but it feels like years. She was the most willful thing (it took a YEAR to potty train her) but she loved with her whole being.

[mrs.jacinthe]

This is Missy, our current senior rescue dog, and Dot, our previous senior rescue dog.

I have a type.

[candreco]

Awww, love all of the black pups and cats!  Here's our Daisy girl




She's the sweetest, snuggliest girl, found on the side of the highway in SC, cleaned up/fostered there and then moved to the DC area for fostering and eventually adoption by us!

[lauren170]

My black lab going gray <3

[scout8]

I want in on this.

We lost our golden in my signature in April, but I haven't been able to remove his photo yet. We got a new dog this summer. Here he is.

[lilibet]

All black dogs are so cute. We had an almost all black dog growing up (tan eyebrows, if you will)and she was the sweetest thing.

There's a black cat that I see roaming in our neighborhood sometimes. I worry about them when we head into fall/Halloween. Some people are evil to them. (dh is highly allergic to cats, so no chance of rescuing it and I think it might possibly be an inside/outside cat to a neighbor).

[OscarQ]

Our recently adopted dog, Molly chilling with Oliver. I love black cats too but Ollie and his sister Gracie O are spitting images of our beloved Oscar (hence the screen name) he was a tough adoptee too due to age and a medical condition. When it's time to adopt again, we'll look for black cats.

[fumbalina]

Both my dogs are black with white chests. They are both rescuers but from the street. Neither were ever shelter dogs. My girl is 90 lbs and all tongue. She has no idea she is big or old, but her joints are catching up to her. My boy is 42 lbs and mostly resembles a black German shepherd. As a youngster he was male aggressive but with a lot of patience and training he tolerates others. He is a barker and I imagine it would have been extremely difficult for him to be adopted. I always say he chose me since he followed me home 3 days in a row.

I know I will miss them and at their weights I know it will probably not be that much longer since big dogs are not usually long lived.

[af1212]

Here's my black rescue mutt. 10 years old and recovering from an emergency splenectomy ❤️

[osulori]

An oldie but goodie of my wee little baby man.  When I met him at an adoption event, he was getting totally overlooked on account of being black and hiding under his foster mom's chair.  I had bent down to pick something up and saw him...the rest was history.

[mysticmuffin]

My goofy girl. She is such a ham.

[mrsukyankee]

Barney was adopted at 2-1/2 yrs and is a gentle giant.  I always laugh when people cross the street or give him a side-eye as he wouldn't hurt a fly, but I don't mind if people get scared at our door due to his loud bark.  He's the loveliest of creatures!