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Why Does Downtown Shreveport Have a Giant Dog Statue? My first year living in Shreveport-Bossier was an adventure. There was so much to take in and one of the statues always caught my attention, nope, I m not talking about the giant chicken. I mean how can a 19-foot-tall dalmatian not catch your eye? Growing up I was obsessed with Clifford the Big Red Dog, so naturally, as an adult, I had to get a closer look at this big white dog. If you walk up to the dog statue you ll see the name tag says Art , so obviously the good boy has a name. Art the dog is a curious guy, you can see his head tilt indicating he s peeking into the Central Artsation. Many refer to the pup as the guardian of the arts in Northwest Louisiana . ....