Salt was a five-year-old Greyhound at a rescue organization, looking for a new home. Lucy Percival and her partner were looking for a quiet, friendly Greyhound who would thrive in their small Melbourne, Australia, apartment. It was a match made in heaven, but what Percival didn't realize at the time was how much attention Salt --- and Salt's teeth --- would bring them!
Percival adopted Salt from the Gumtree Greys Rescue and Rehome Greyhounds organization. She knew right away that Salt was the right dog for her family. “As soon as I saw Salt (as she was called) I was smitten,” Percival said. “I have a lot of cooking salts and flavored salts (about 14 types). It’s a bit of an obsession. So it just seemed so perfect that a dog called Salt would join our family.”
Called Salty by her family, this greyhound loves life in Melbourne, especially when she gets the chance to mingle with society. Percival said, “We live in Melbourne, which is famous for its bars and cafés, and Salty is a true ‘Melbourite’ as she loves them, too. Salty’s favorite things are catching the train to go to a bar, or walking to our local cafés for a puppuccino. If she chooses her walk route, she always chooses to walk to the train station!”
That's when Salty is happiest --- and when this sweet dog and her human-like teeth get all the attention! A trait that many greyhounds have is to express their happiness and contentment by chattering their teeth, and that's just what Salty does when she is out on the town.
“Salty chatters a lot! She chatters when it’s breakfast or dinner time, she chatters when we come home and she wants cuddles, she chatters when she’s sleeping on me like a giant baby,” Percival explained. “She also chatters a lot when we go out. Salty really loves being with people, so she often chatters when we're in bars, pubs and cafés.”
Once Percival has reassured passersby that Salty is happy, not cold or sick, she is inevitably asked about Salty's human-like teeth. “Her lower jaw is slightly shorter so her top teeth are more prominent. I think that her top teeth have not worn down over time because she doesn’t chew with them much,” Percival said. “But there’s no trickery in the little toofers, they’re always prominent.”
While Salty's life with Percival has been a happy one, Salty has changed her owners' lives for the better, too. “You can’t really explain how unconditional love changes your life,” Percival said. “Salty is our baby and we are besotted by her … Salty’s dad is just as doting as I am. The greatest joy in our lives is seeing her happy.”
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