The fate of the BBDs

Charles,what a wonderful service you provide for your community by putting yourself out there in the rescue of these little souls. Hard to believe that we live in time when that is even necessary. It's called responsibility at the minimum.

BBDs? never thought of that being a particular issue with a type of dog, more a less a bread. being a dog lover i hope they all find wonderful homes and caring families!!

I read something about BBD's on the website of one of our local dog shelters.  I think of black labs and lab mixes being so loving and trainable it surprised me.

I used to wear almost all black but having lighter colored (a brown and white dog and then a tan and white dog) has changed my style.  I thought I should have a black dog. 

Bigger dogs can be a challenge, I know the smaller dogs get adopted quicker. 

Big dogs are so much easier to train IMO. As long as you exercise them they are great. Think that big dogs get a bad rap due to stupid owners that think it's ok to put a 100 pound dog in a 1 bedroom condo and never exercise it. Anyways I love my BBD (German Shepard) and he is great with kids.

I grew up with BBDs (black labs, actually) and have never quite been able to get used to the idea of anything smaller!

I think the same is true for the fate of adult cats - the kittens always get adopted first, but the adults get passed over.

I always tell friends looking to adopt to adopt an adult cat or dog - kittens and puppies are cute, but they are always more in demand.

~Maura Gebhardt

I'd take a BBD anyday over a little yappy thing.  Don't get me wrong, I love dogs and have had all shapes and sizes.  The best ones I've had and still have are the BBD's.  Unfortunately many people see little as less time consuming.  Nothing could be further from the truth. It never ceases to amaze me how our society can discriminate against one kind of dog or another, without giving any thought to who they really are.  Well, we do that with people too, don't we?

Terry Haugen - STAGE it RIGHT!