Talk:Black dog syndrome/Archive 1

Archive 1

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I noticed that someone had added "and cats" to the page description. This isn't correct. The phenomenom seems to be strictly related to dogs.

Really? There's a whole article on how people regard black cats as bad luck. I'm going to at least put it under "see also". MrVoluntarist (talk) 19:04, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

The shelter here gives a discount for adopting black cats! —Tamfang (talk) 03:41, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

Oddly enough the ancient Romans recommended black dogs as guard dogs against human intruders and light colored dogs against wolves. Kitfoxxe (talk) 16:10, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

worth linking to / mentioning?

Black dog (ghost) seems reasonably related to me — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.114.108.197 (talk) 11:01, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

While it would be original research (WP:OR) without a source backing up the connection, a recent scholarly article also made that connection, proposing "cognitive biases" in those exposed to cultural influences like the ghostly black dogs you mentioned: Quaile, Sheilagh (2013). ""The black dog that worries you at home": the black dog motif in modern english folklore and literary culture" (PDF). The Great Lakes Journal of Undergraduate History. 1 (1): 37–61. ––Agyle (talk) 03:26, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

Black-dog bias

Insurance companies, Home Owners Associations, and even entire cities and townships have jumped on the "Breed Banning Bandwagon". Pit Bulls, Rottweilers, Chows ... all have a substantial black mark on their reputation these days, and it's become to a common thing for the owner to watch as people cross the street and shoot dirty looks as she walks her well-behaved Rottweiler down the street. People who lived in controlled neighbourhoods with a Homeowner's Association are not allowed to have any of the potentially "dangerous" breeds as pets. Insurance companies are starting to refuse policies to people who own these dogs. And in some cities, people have had their dogs confiscated and euthanized due to strict by-laws. Animal shelters are no longer adopting out these breeds, but rather euthanizing them on receipt. http://dogs.about.com/cs/breedprofiles/a/mean_dogs.htm --Zofochka (talk) 02:51, 24 September 2011 (UTC)

I think the information that you added to the article is very informative, but I was unable to locate the source. Also, I would put the information on the article page instead of the discussion page.Kingsley78 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 02:04, 10 October 2011 (UTC).