You wouldn’t think a dog the color of mud would be so hot, but they are. In the town where this writer lives, Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania, by far the most popular dog is the chocolate Labrador Retriever. Although there are other colors of Labs in the town, the chocolate Labrador Retrievers outnumber [...]

Black dog syndrome is used by people who work or volunteer in animal shelters. For some reason, all black dogs, even purebred black Labrador Retrievers are almost always passed over in favor of other colored dogs. Any other color dog does better – even if they are the same breed. This [...]