Is your dog left or right-pawed?!

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Saw this article today.

After careful observation of the spangle demolishing a Kong, I can say with certainty she is...erm... "special" :o and doesn't appear to be favouring a paw.
(She does like drinking out of her water bowl with her off-fore paw in it though.) :D

Go on, go check yer mutts, you know you want to! :p
 
B is ambidextrous :p

I have never met a more tactile dog, if he wants something, he comes and slaps me on the knee (or in the face :p), if he is having tickles he will use his paws to direct me to the good spot, he tries to grab/pat my hands all the time, but not in a rude/bolshy way :)
 
Mine all much prefer to be handled with me on the left, whether it be out for a walk, or doing agility. I think it might be because my right hand is stronger than my left, as my left has been broken, and I am right handed to start with, so they feel more confident on my right as it is stronger? I don't think it's a coincidence as I have two girls and a boy, and they are three of the most different dogs I can imagine in personality, yet all like to be on my right :)
 
Otto does everything with all paws at once :D If you ask for a paw, you get one after the other in quick succession and then both :D If he wants something out of a gap he has both paqws in there :D
He is just a frantic, all or nothing kind of dog!
 
Beastie uses her right paw, Midget uses both and it is too much of an effort for Tina :p

All three of them are walked on my left though, as right is gun arm.
 
beau can do stuff with both paws but when he runs (canters) he puts his left front paw furthest infront..... and when he stalks stuff his left fore is his "pointing" paw

however when sat and giving paw he prefers his right and is funny about giving his left (but will give it!)
 
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