Both my collies seemed to use their paws a lot to express themselves and play. Willie used to insist on giving me his paw when he was greeting me, even though he wasn't taught to shake. He would get overexuberant at times though and if I was kneeling down at his level, I sometimes got a paw right in the face. He gave me a few fat lips that way for sure. Tommy is more "paw-oriented" than Tasha, but I don't think either of them are as "pawsy" as the collies were. Tommy will constantly try to give me his paw when he's getting petted but he doesn't use his paws in play as much.
The collies also constantly licked and cleaned their paws too, Mom and I used to joke and call them cats. Cody actually got pinkish stains on his front paws from his saliva, licking them so often. Not really obvious stains but I could see it on close inspection and his white feet weren't quite as bright as Will's.
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