April 28, 2009

O is for Olfactory

If we had a olfactometer, we would see that the olfactory nerves of our animals are often officially in over-drive.
 Their sense of smell can lead to high-octane observation, and obstreperous, offensive, even odious, behavior.
For instance, on the occasion of an offered oral and odiferous delight, Daisy may obliterate all interference and become oafish and obdurate, or overly optimistic, jumping for the object as if competing for Olympic gold. She will go for an olive or an omelet, being a creature of omniverous taste.
Or she may decide obedience will cause her human to offer the object of delight, though her occult eyes may give her away.
Or sometimes cuteness is her ploy.
 Horses prefer oats, fruit, or orchard grass.
And like Oliver Twist, their pleading optic orbs and twitching olfactory nerves seem to say, "Please, sir, I want some more."
With their obsessive interest in ordinary odors and associated foods, it is odd that these creatures do not become obese.
For more O words from Denise Nesbitt's ABC Wednesday, click here.

21 comments:

  1. *Giggle* I love your dog's "occult eyes" best :)))
    But: just the same with my four legged creature :>

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  2. Very clever! I need to send you Roscoe... he needs to have manners like Daisy. He's gotten so strong and is so out-of-control I can't even begin to train him. I may have to pay someone to do it. Oh, and those noses! :)

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  3. Oh, how delightful! Aren't our animals wonderful? Hard to choose a favorite, love them all! And horse, too! Perfect for O day! Thanks for sharing! Happy ABC day!

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  4. Oh, ny goodness! I am overcome by your use of "o." Well done!!!

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  5. Daisy rocks. Love that "diva pose" she strikes there. Classic!

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  6. Lovely photos of these animals.Thanks for sharing and for your visit.

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  7. Neat "O" post, Janie... I've never heard so many "O" words at one time in my life... HA HA... I wanted to ask you after that first paragraph to 'splain it to me in English!!!! ha

    It is true about animals and their sense of smell. I guess dogs aren't obese because they count on us to feed them. IF someone else fed us --and we couldn't eat without their help, we probably wouldn't be obese either. HA HA

    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  8. Great O post. Daisy is such a ham.

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  9. What beautiful animals. I can't say I like one better than the other because they are all grand.
    Great pictures. ^j^

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  10. Outstanding - O Ho!
    Wouldn't life be much more honest and enjoyable if we just followed our noses?

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  11. Fascinating post! Great photos...

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  12. I love the last photo, with Daisy seeming to be all like 'what are you giving her? why aren't you giving it to me? is it better than what you give to me?'. lol.

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  13. What a creative and fun post! Lots of good Os...

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  14. As always, very entertaining.

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  15. Daisy's eyes are really something!!! What a look! How can anyone refuse her? :-)

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  16. This is absolutely wonderful as have been your other alphabet entries! How long does it take you to come up with these ABC Wednesday posts?

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  17. Daisy looks like she's ready to snatch that slice of watermelon and thinking all the while that Mischief is taking too long to sniff it!

    Very creative, enjoyable post. :)

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  18. Oh gosh what a great close up of those noses. Love it, i can almost feel the breath

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  19. I'm thankful for all my senses ... not too strong but not too weak either. It's a careful balance and one that I am well attuned to. If I had dog smell, I would probably be overwhelmed.

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