Get our free mobile app Turbo is an insanely photogenic pup. Look at that happy, sweet smile! I can't believe that he's been at Lubbock Animal Services for 30 days, but solid black animals may have a more difficult time getting adopted due to "black dog syndrome" Black Dog Syndrome is the theory that a big, black dog is less likely to be adopted from a shelter than a smaller, lighter-colored dog. [...] Research has suggested a number of reasons for black dogs being less likely to be adopted, including: • Black dogs do not photograph as well as other, lighter colored dogs