Left-Pawed Dogs Found to Be More Aggressive

The Telegraph ^ | 02 Jun 2013 | Jasper Copping

[nickcarraway]

"Left-pawed" dogs are more likely to show aggression towards strangers than "right-pawed" ones, new research suggests.

It might provide little comfort to postmen who find themselves chased down the garden path, but their canine tormentors are not necessarily badly trained. It turns out they might just be “left handed”.

Academics have found evidence to suggest that dogs which prefer to use their left paw are more likely to show aggression towards strangers than right-pawed ones.

[nickcarraway]

Ping

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

My dog throws right handed but he bats left.

[Sacajaweau]

My first laugh of the day. Thanks

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

I’ll be here all week.

[UnwashedPeasant]

Never trust a Southpaw.

[sagar]

Naturally, most are right handed. Since I do not believe that people choose their handedness, there must be something (naturally) queer to be left handed.

[rainee]

I think O a lefty..& prob a switch hitter.

[ransomnote]

I really appreciate the good-night laugh! Thank you!

[windsorknot]

I think O a lefty

Barky is a far lefty.

[Vinnie]

Funny, I never thought about dogs being left/right pawed.
Then a few nights ago I was letting my 25# poodle in from her evening pit stop and noticed she always comes up the steps left paw first.
Told my wife the dog was a southpaw. Wife scoffed.

My question is, should I show my wife this article and risk sleeping on the couch or go for it?

[Young Werther]

Left Pawed Dogs are

SINISTER!

[Dr. Sivana]

This conclusion should have been anticipated by the earlier study that found left-pawed mice to be aggressive.

[Venturer]

I wonder how much that study cost us.

[NCC-1701]

How is it determined what constitutes a left pawed dog?

[BenLurkin]

http://www.johnspeedie.com/healy/dog.wav

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Ok, I watched these two demented daschunds all day and I can’t figure out if they are right or left handed.

[Joe 6-pack]

; WOOOF!

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[Sarah Barracuda]

I read this last night and silly question, how the heck do you know which paw your dog uses the most

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

That’s why highly paid researchers had to do this study. It wouldn’t be readily apparent to the untrained eye.