| Regardless of what kind of dog you are | | | | creature looks like, even a dog with |
| looking for you may want to consider a | | | | floppy ears like a black Labrador |
| lab mix puppy. The only type of dog that | | | | Retriever. Hecate And Paganism In some |
| really does not work for a lab mix puppy | | | | pre-Christian pagan religions, black |
| are dogs from the toy category. In | | | | dogs were seen as sacred. One of the |
| general these dogs are desirable because | | | | most powerful and respected Goddesses |
| of their small size, but when you mix | | | | (still worshipped by modern day Pagans) |
| them with a Labrador they will no longer | | | | is Hecate (or Hekate), known as the |
| retain that tiny size. However, just | | | | Goddess of Witches. One of her symbols |
| about every other class of dog will work | | | | was the black dog. It was said that She |
| in for a lab mix puppy. Black Dog Omen | | | | could appear to people in the form of |
| Black dog syndrome is used by people who | | | | either a black snake, a black mare or a |
| work or volunteer in animal shelters. | | | | black dog. Whenever Christianity |
| For some reason, all black dogs, even | | | | overtook paganism, anything associated |
| purebred black Labrador Retrievers are | | | | with the old Deities was immediately |
| almost always passed over in favor of | | | | demonized. This is probably what |
| other colored dogs. Any other color dog | | | | happened to all black dogs, even in this |
| does better - even if they are the same | | | | modern day and age, causing the black |
| breed. This also happens to black | | | | dog syndrome seen today in pet rescues |
| Labrador Retrievers, especially in | | | | and animal shelters. A Good Dog Is Never |
| shelters. A golden, yellow, white or | | | | A Bad Color If you are considering |
| chocolate Labrador Retriever will almost | | | | adopting a dog (and good for you), then |
| always be picked over black Labrador | | | | please be sure to take a second look at |
| Retrievers. Superstition Although we | | | | all of the black dogs in the shelter. |
| claim to not believe in superstitions, | | | | Perhaps they will look ordinary, but |
| our subconscious proves we do. Quite | | | | that's only on the outside. If you |
| often, we pass over anything black | | | | specifically want to adopt a Labrador |
| because of the negative bias towards the | | | | Retriever, be sure to tell the breed |
| color black. The only things that seem | | | | rescue or animal shelter that you would |
| to escape this bias are diamonds and | | | | accept a black Labrador Retriever. You |
| horses. However, there are a lot of | | | | will certainly gain not only the shelter |
| myths, legends and stories about black | | | | worker's respect, but the friend of a |
| dogs being somehow bad. One of these is | | | | lifetime. |
| that vampires can change into black | | | | Ola Norrman the author of |
| wolves - or black dogs (even black | | | | black-dog-syndrome-even-for |
| Labrador Retrievers). Probably the most | | | | black-labrador-retrievers has in his |
| famous bad black dog was the Hound of | | | | site the mission to tell you all about |
| the Baskervilles, which went after the | | | | Labrador Retrievers and the black color |
| legendary Sherlock Holmes. Many scholars | | | | of the dog as a bad omen. Read about the |
| and psychologists think the reason why | | | | interesting History of black magic and |
| the Hound of the Baskervilles is so | | | | omens. Read about the Black Dog Syndrome |
| famous is because a large black dog fits | | | | Even For Black Labrador Retrievers. |
| our subconscious idea of what an evil | | | | |