Black Dog Friday

This weekend The Humane Society of Southeast Missouri will celebrate Black Dog Friday. All adoption fees on black dogs will be half off on Friday, November 27 thru Sunday, November 29.

Black dogs are the most overlooked dogs in animal shelters across the country. There are several ideas as to why this happens. Some people think it is harder to read their dark faces and therefore they sometimes look mean even if they aren't.

Another issue for black dogs is that they are more difficult to photograph. Many adoptions happen because of cute pictures that potential adopters see on Petfinder.com and other websites. Black dogs will often look like a dark blob in photographs.

Simply being ordinary may also be working against black dogs. They just don't stand out the way other colors do. When a litter of Labrador mix puppies arrive at The Humane Society, the yellow and chocolate are always adopted first. The black puppies are chosen last, if at all.

The goal of Black Dog Friday is to draw attention to these often overlooked dogs. Every dog deserves a home.

The Humane Society of SEMO will be open on Friday and Saturday 11am-5pm and on Sunday 1pm-4pm.