Researchers have found that about 80 per cent of dogs show a preference for which front paw they use when reaching for things, controlling toys or stepping down stairs or kerbs.

Dog behaviour specialist Sarah Rutten told 3AW Breakfast hosts Ross and Russel recent research coming out of Italy has further backed up this claim.

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“Eighty per cent of dogs have a tendency to use one paw or the other more than they would normally. They’re calling it either ‘left pawness’ or ‘right pawness’.”

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