Greyhounds Do This, and There's a Name for It!

Greyhounds can have a really goofy way of lying around on their backs with their long legs pointing out at weird angles. Don’t doubt us!

Photo of Magic by Reyna Hull-Walton

Photo of Naax (racing name “Hallo Columbo”) by Erin Ryan

Photo by Lisette Quintero

Photo by Susan Greenberg Merryman

Photo by Susan Bodnar

Photo by Melissa Richards

There’s a name for this, and it’s “roaching,” after the resemblance to the appearance of a dead cockroach. Don’t doubt us!

Never let it be said that dog people aren’t high brow and scientific. Just saying.

Greyhounds Do This, and There’s a Name for It!