They really and truly are. Not their personalities, which are more cat-like at times than dog-like, but their physiology. What, you may ask, of a dog could possibly be humanoid?

It’s simple. Greyhound bladders are human-sized. I would swear it. An incontinent geriatric female greyhound can leave a puddle that would put most women to shame. They can do it several times a day.

Their bowels are also comparable. To spare you the solid, sordid details, the gaseous effervescence of a female senior greyhound could be used as a weapon in war. There is no air exchange system in the world, other than a stiff North Atlantic breeze, that can dispell the odours. I have seen grown men blanche and run at the stench of doggy wind from our grey.

What’s sweet is that she always wants to be where I am……
You can’t buy gas masks in Torbay.