Denham Springs Animal Shelter
600 C Bowman -- Denham Springs, LA 70726 -- (225) 664-4472

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Fun Facts

We have Dogs, Puppies, Cats and Kittens for Adoption.

Fun Facts about Dogs

A dog's sense of smell is one of the keenest in nature. If a pot of stew is cooking on a stove, a human smells the stew, but a dog smells the beef, carrots, peas, potatoes, spices and all the other individual ingredients. Dogs may not have as many taste buds as we do (they have about 1,700 on their tongues, while we humans have about 9,000), but that doesn't mean they're not discriminating eaters. They have over 200 million scent receptors in their noses (we have only 5 million) so it's important that their food smells good and tastes good. Using their swiveling ears like radar dishes, experiments have shown that dogs can locate the source of a sound in 6/100ths of a second. While small dogs are gaining in popularity, the top dogs are still the big ones. The Labrador Retriever, Golden Retriever, and German Shepherd Dog are first, second, and third on list of the American Kennel Club's most popular breeds. An estimated 1 million dogs in the United States have been named the primary beneficiary in their owner's will. The common belief that dogs are color blind is false. Dogs can see color, but it is not as vivid a color scheme as we see. They distinguish between blue, yellow, and gray, but probably do not see red and green. This is much like our vision at twilight. It has been established that people who own pets live longer, have less stress, and have fewer heart attacks.

Fun Facts about Cats

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Hours of operation are

Monday through Thursday 9:00am-4:00pm

Friday 9:00am-11:00am

Saturdays 10:00am-2:00pm

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