The Nose

Greyhounds have a long slender physique. The quite resemble supermodels as both are skinny and long legged. They really have quite lovely eyes, greyhounds I mean.

They also have a really long pointy nose. The pre-adoption required reading book referred to them as "needlenose" and I tend to agree.

Rio loves to smell things on our walks. We could be walking at a good clip when, wham!, Rio stops short when he catches a scent. We stand and wait while Rio gets a good sniff in. Sometimes he'll add his comments - read pee - on top of the smell, but other times we move on to the next smell.

I often wonder what kind of information Rio is gathering from the smells. What can he tell about the other dogs? Their sex, age, what they ate? Sometimes he'll give a tiny lick which must provide him with additional information.