black dog syndrome

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Noun

black dog syndrome (uncountable)

  1. 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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