...fear left-pawed dogs: They are more likely to be aggressive to strangers

DailyMail ^ | June 02, 2013 | Ben Spencer

[Daffynition]

If your otherwise well-behaved dog barks at the postman, the reason could well be in its feet.

Scientists have found that 'left-pawed' canines are more aggressive towards strangers than their 'right-pawed' counterparts.

They tested dozens of pets with a special toy to find out which side they favoured and then analysed their behaviour.

[Daffynition]

TAKE THE TEST: FIND OUT IF YOUR PET IS A 'LEFTIE' OR A 'RIGHTIE'

If you teach a dog to shake, which paw does it offer you first and most often?

Fill a toy with something delicious and put it in the center of the dog's visual field. Which paw does it use to touch the toy first? Which paw does the dog use to hold the toy?

Put something sticky on a dog or cat's nose. Which paw does the animal use to remove it?

Place a treat or a piece of cheese under a sofa, just beyond a dog or cat's reach. Which paw does it use to try and get it out?

Dangle a toy over a cat's head. Which paw does it lift to bat it?

Put a treat under a bowl. Which paw does the cat or dog use to move it?

When a dog wants in the backdoor, which paw does it 'knock' with?

[chae]

We lefties have always gotten a bad rap.

[Liberty Valance]

Indeed we have.

[Shadowstrike]

I’ve had dozens of lefties, and this is bullcrap. Not one of them was more “aggressive” than the righties.

[KarlInOhio]

Lefties also hump anything that moves.

In this case the lefty owner, not the dog.

[libertarian27]

I’m a lefty too - very aggressive to strangers ;)

[Tennessee Nana]

HEY !!! Dogs !!! I'm left handed...

[Mad Dawgg]

"We lefties have always gotten a bad rap"

Obama is a lefty... sucks for you.

[Salamander]

Every dog I’ve ever had was ‘left pawed’.

[Vendome]

My dogs shake with their right paw and High Five with the left.

Cute little beggar pigs and smart.

[jocon307]

That’s actually a very sweet picture.

[Forty-Niner]

Bum rap?????

Obama is a lefty.....Enough said! lololol

[Liberty Valance]

Pitchers. This thread is useless without pitchers.

Sandy Koufax - left-hander

[doorgunner69]

And maybe the best there ever was..........

[Forty-Niner]

Of course....the exception that proves the rule!

[superfries]

Bob Gibson is on the short list as well

[Daffynition]

[kanawa]

Something sinister about lefties.

[Daffynition]

LOL

[Fresh Wind]

We lefties have always gotten a bad rap.

Indeed. Just check out the origin of the word "sinister".