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?
Here is a study that suggests they do.
Tl;dr: Around 3 out of 4 cats show a preference to a specific paw. Additionally, they found that female cats are more likely to prefer their right paw than male cats do.
Around 2 in 3 dogs seem to prefer a specific paw. Dogs’ sex does not seem to influence laterality.