DOGS: Legends and Myth

Black Dog's of Legend and Myth

                            

Cerberus, the guard dog to the Gate of Hades, Hellhound's, the Black Dog of Bungay, the Cadejo. Black dog's thru millennia and nearly all cultures have been feared and blamed for evil doings upon men. From the Greeks, to old Europe, Britain, to Mexico and South America, to today Black Dog's have always been given a bad rap.* 

The superstition surrounding black dogs can also be found in popular culture. The monstrous dog of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Hound of the Baskerville's was recently revived in the popular Sherlock television show. In the Harry Potter series. a large black dog called the Grim, who actually has roots in traditional British folklore, is considered a frightening omen of death. Through these characters, the legend of the terrifying big black dog is alive and well in pop culture.*.
Ernest Hemingway called his bouts of depression, "The black dog." Here he is pictured with his beloved Black Dog. Winston Churchill also referred to his, "black dog," of depression. 

The moral of the story is:  Beware of Black Dog's posing as, well, Black Dog's.

*https://sniffandbarkens.com/2018/04/17/a-dark-history-black-dog-mythology-and-black-dog-syndrome/