black dog syndrome
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[edit]Noun
[edit]black dog syndrome (uncountable)
- A disputed phenomenon according to which black dogs tend to be passed over for adoption in favor of lighter-colored animals, perhaps because of superstition or the belief that they are more aggressive.
- 2019, KJ Fallon, Zen and the Rescue Dog, Post Hill Press, →ISBN:
- Black Dog Syndrome is prejudice and discrimination against dogs that are black, and it is a real issue.
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[edit]black dog syndrome on Wikipedia.Wikipedia