Washington County SPCA Newsletter SPRING 2014 | Page 4

From top left:
Mike, Inka, Batman, Micro, Johnny
Cash, Blackjack, Ashton, Blackie,
Ayla, Ice, Nakiya, Cookie, Ruger,
and Velcro.
All photos by Mark Blumer

By Marilyn Blumer

Most folks who text, e-mail and participate on social network

sites such as Face Book and Twitter are familiar with acronyms such
as BFF (best friends forever) or BTW (by the way) or OMG (oh my
gosh). But have you ever heard of BBD? This is the name of a widespread syndrome in the US and people who work in animal shelters
are very familiar with the term. It stands for big black dog and big
black dog syndrome also goes hand in hand (or paw in paw) with
black cat syndrome as well. It may come as a surprise to many that
black dogs (especially big black dogs) and black cats take a lot longer
to get adopted than those with lighter colored fur-up to four times
longer.
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WASHINGTON COUNTY SPCA

SPRING 2014

Currently, our Washington County SPCA is experiencing this

phenomenon as well. There is an abundance of good natured black
dogs and cats just waiting for a lifetime home with a loving owner
or family. There are many reasons that black dogs and cats take