Animal Shelters
The process of finding a permanent home for a shelter pet.
What is Adoption
This phrase describes dogs as loyal companions
man's best friend
Cats often knead with their paws, a behavior nicknamed after this baked good
making biscuits
snoopy, a cartoon dog, is this breed
beagle
What do Cats and Dogs need once a year
Vet Check Up
The procedure most shelters require to prevent unwanted litters.
What is spaying or neutering
Guide dogs assist people with this type of disability
blindness or visual impairment
Unlike dogs, cats can retract these sharp body parts
Claws
Garfield the cat is famous for loving this Italian food
lasagna
A dog wagging its tail low and slowly may be showing this kind of emotion.
What is uncertainty or caution (not happiness)
Providing a temporary home for animals until adoption is called this.
what is fostering
This fluffy breed with a blue-black tongue originated in china
the chow chow
This hairless cat breed originated in Canada
the Sphynx
laika
Petco and PetSmart both launched their first retail stores in this decade.
The 1960s
Common vaccine shelters give dogs protects against this contagious cough.
What is kennel cough (bordetella)?
puppies usually begin teething around this many weeks old
Three weeks
A cat's third eyelid is officially called this
Nictitating membrane
This animated black cat is Sabrina the Teenage Witch's snarky sidekick
Salem
This zoonotic disease, often prevented with a vaccine, can be spread to humans through a bite from an unvaccinated pet.
The official term for when a lost animal is reunited with its owner.
this hound breed is famous for its superior sense of smell
the bloodhound
This rare breed, often called the swimming cat is known for its love of water and originates from Turkey
Turkish van
This extra digit mutation, seen in cats like Ernest Hemingway’s famous Key West felines, gives them mitten-like paws.
Polydactyly
This amino acid is essential in a cat’s diet, and a deficiency can lead to blindness and heart disease.
Taurine