Photographer’s Striking Portraits of Black Dogs Aim to Thwart Black Dog Syndrome

 

Photographer Fred Levy took a photo series he calls Black Dogs Project after a conversation he had about how homeless black dogs have a harder time getting adopted than other dogs. The phenomenon is often referred to as “Black Dog Syndrome” or “Big Black Dog Syndrome” among animal rescuers.

Denver is a therapy dog and was a first responder for the Boston Marathon bombings

Black dogs appear to be adopted at a much lower rate than other homeless dogs. Although there is no scientific study that proves there is, in fact, such a stigma, animal shelters notice potential adopters often overlook black dogs – especially the bigger, mixed breeds in favor of other fur-colored ones.

So Levy wanted to highlight black dogs by taking high-quality images to bring attention to the issue and show the dogs in all their glory.

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