Overlooked Black Dogs

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Overlooked Black Dogs

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Big Black Dogs—or BBDs, as shelter workers call them—undeniably have it tough. Many animal shelter workers report that adoptable black dogs are frequently passed over in favour of lighter-coloured pups, leaving the black dogs to languish in shelters or, far worse, not make it out at all. They call this Black Dog Syndrome and the reasons are diverse and unclear: it could be negative stereotypes or it could simply be greater intake of black dogs, but one thing is indisputable—there are an awful lot of black dogs patiently waiting for their shot at a forever home.

A contributing factor is that black dogs are more difficult to photograph, and a good photo is crucial to sparking the interest of a potential adopter. Enter photographer Shaina Fishman who, upon hearing of the phenomenon, decided to tackle Black Dog Syndrome with her striking photo series, Overlooked Black Dogs. Shaina teamed up with Foster Dogs NYC to take photos of 14 black rescue dogs in foster care against a black background and the results are incredible. “While I can’t take great photos of every black dog in a shelter,” Shaina says. “I can bring awareness to the problem and with this series show that black dogs are stunningly beautiful.” We couldn’t agree more.

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Comments (3)

My love of my life is my black lab, Samurai. He's shiny and handsome. His personality and smile outshines any light colored animal any day. Everyone that meets my lab falls in love with him instantly.
Thu, 03/15/2018 - 16:24
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Fri, 07/20/2018 - 06:56
I happen to love black dogs. I have adopted 8 black dogs and bought 2 beautiful black Bouviers. Black Poodles, Black Pomeranian. I just love black dogs. Still have my latest Black Adopted Poodle. He was 8 yrs and is now 11. In total, I have adopted the majority of my dogs. In my lifetime (age 3 to 79) I have had 26 wonderful beautiful babies, all spoiled rotten and loved to pieces.
Thu, 02/17/2022 - 13:46

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