“Chris!”
“Hello Alex!”
“How are you?”
“Good, fine, you?”
“Ok, been really busy, work”
“Me too, up to my eyeballs”
“How’s things there?”
“Oh, the usual, you couldn’t make it up… That’s a fine looking dog you’ve got there. Yours?”
“Yes, had him for a couple of months. He’s really friendly.”
“Why the muzzle then?”
“Retired greyhound, raced for 6 years. Keeps mistaking small dogs for rabbits, got to be a bit careful”
“Ah”