Black dogs

[Tracy]

This is semi-on-topic, though it originated on an unrelated 
discussion group I belong to.  I am involved in greyhound adoption, 
and we were talking about superstitions and folklore regarding black 
dogs (black greyhounds are often the last to be adopted; people want 
other colors).  I did some net-surfing and found a good web site on 
the subject, and thought it might be of interest to all the Sirius 
fans here.

http://tinyurl.com/pe3m

Looking down the list of names, I am glad JKR went with "Padfoot" for 
Sirius' nickname instead of "Hooter" or "Shag Dog", lol!

Tracy  
*though I bet Sirius was quite the shag dog in his day...*