Is your dog right or left pawed?

I've heard that dogs are either right or left "pawed" like humans are right or left handed.

My girls all seem to use their left paws more. For shakes and high fives, and also during play.

Mine seem to use their lefts more often too. Sometimes I think it is beacuse they are so used to me using my right hand to shake their paw and the like.

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Originally Posted by lv4dogs

Mine seem to use their lefts more often too. Sometimes I think it is beacuse they are so used to me using my right hand to shake their paw and the like.

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You know, that could be it. I'm right handed as well.

I always wondered if dogs could be left or right pawed! In that case, I think that Anita if left handed like most part of my family...

I haven't exactly noticed. I know they do use one paw more... like when they paw at there toys. I don't really pay attention to which one it is though.

Sassy seems to use her left paw more often.

Niño will ONLY use his left, I have tried sooooooo hard but he will lay on his right before I can get it up off the ground for a high-five or shake

jess' a leftie.

I was just doing shake and high-five with Nova and she used her right paw repeatedly. Maybe she's ambidextrous? :p

Mickey's very left pawed, but still does things with his right.. I guess he's ambidextrous just like Nova. :D

I really don't know I don't psy attention. I usually just say right paw or left paw and he gives me his paw, or other paw.

I haven't noticed a definate preference for most of them, except when they are working. I actually have a list who runs on which side of the gangline. Pacer absolutely can not run on the left. He has to be on the right. Antare is a lefty as is Pingo. Most of the sled dogs have a strong preference for one side.

it seems a lot of my dogs are right pawed. I am right handed, too. :p

I am not sure that Ginger has a preference. Shake and high five she uses her left paw (but I am right-handed), but digging or reaching for something, I think she will use her right paw first (then both if she still doesn't get what she wants). My RB girl was very definitely left-pawed.

I'm not sure, they seem to use both paws equally.