Is it unlucky for the owner to keep a white dog? What are the folk sayings of raising white dogs?
1. A white dog is a fierce dog: According to legend, white represents Yin Qi, and keeping a white dog will bring bad luck and bad things.
2. White dogs are plague dogs: There is a folk saying that raising white dogs is easy to cause diseases and disasters, which is not good for the owner.
3. White dog is a ghost dog: Some people think that white dog is the incarnation of ghost, and raising white dog will provoke ghosts and bring ominous things.
4. A white dog is a bad omen: some superstitions believe that the appearance of a white dog at or around the door indicates misfortune or a funeral is about to happen.
These statements are traditional folk concepts and have no scientific basis to support them. The good or bad of keeping a dog has nothing to do with the color of the dog, but the owner's attitude towards the dog, feeding and education methods are the decisive factors.