Do cats and dogs have a dominant front paw, left or right? Bonus question: If so, are the statistics for dominance similar to that of humans?
Do cats and dogs have a dominant front paw, left or right? Bonus question: If so, are the statistics for dominance similar to that of humans?
I noticed this last night with my cat.
I taught him a few years ago to reach out with his paw to ask for pets and he always seems to use his right paw even though I taught him on both paws. He reaches out his right paw and taps my hand or me elsewhere and brings my hand to his chin to get some pets.
Just noticed it is almost always the right but sometimes he will use the left, but he seems to prefer the right.
Edit: added a word to make this more clear
so, it’s NOT always the right?
Not always, but generally his right more times than not. I was playing with him specifically last night to get him to use the left but he kept using the right.
I think it depends on his position to me, where he may be comfortable to use his left at some times and that’s when he chooses his left.
It’s something I just noticed last night so I’m still new to recognizing it as well.
Edit: ah I see what you mean. I was writing and changing my sentence mid-sentence. Bleh. Sorry for the confusion.