Well Friday the 13th is nearly over for most of us, and touch wood, all seems to be going fine and dandy –
There are 3 Friday the 13s in 2012… The next two fall on April and July 13—exactly 13 weeks apart…oooohhhhh!!!!
It’s amazing the amount of us that are superstitious, that wont walk under a ladder for instance or cracks in the pavement, and hate it when we see a lone magpie
Some dog show people rank well up there when it comes to believing in superstitions. Some people wear the same “lucky” clothes all the time when showing their dogs in the show ring, or still use old leads that were once used when they had a super dog in the ring, but still apportion some of the success to the said “lucky” lead.
You’d think that as we evolve as a race people’s belief in these old superstitions would lessen, but there is something about the dark / mysterious side of life, that just manages to hold a slight grip on our imagination, and keep us on our toes on days such as this.
Anyway, here’s a few dog related superstitions to be adding to the list, which I was going to keep going until we reached 13, but didn’t want to tempt fate….
1 – If you have your new-born baby licked by a dog, your baby will be a quick healer
2 – Howling dogs mean the wind god has summoned death, and the spirits of the dead will be taken
3 – In Scotland, a strange dog coming to the house means a new friendship
4 – In England, to meet a spotted or black and white dog on your way to a business appointment is lucky.
5 – Three white dogs seen together are considered lucky in some areas
6 – Fishermen traditionally regard dogs as unlucky and will not take one out in a boat, or mention the word ‘dog’ whilst at sea. (But yet an experienced mariner / sailor is called a Sea Dog !)
7 – Greeks thought dogs could foresee evil.
8 – A dog eating grass – rain
9 – When a dog is staring intently, at nothing, for no apparent reason, look between the dog’s ears and you’ll see a ghost.
10 – Some black dogs are said to be unquiet ghosts of wicked souls
11 – In native american Indian folklore people if sick would lay with a dog and the sickness would transfer from them into the dog.
12 -Take a large black dog and paint an extra set of eyes on his forehead with white paint- this alienates vampires.
Keep safe,
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