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Post by musher on May 3, 2008 14:13:53 GMT -6
In another thread I noticed that the subject of foot preference came up.  I know that it's been mentioned before but I don't remember the outcome.  Do you think that canines have a foot preference? Does a stopped fox always start walking with a preferred leg? Do they dig with a preferred foot? |
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Post by forestman on May 3, 2008 16:28:10 GMT -6
Does your dog allways start off with the same foot?
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Post by musher on May 3, 2008 17:26:16 GMT -6
I'm going to be watching. I believe they do but I haven't really paid attention.
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Post by trappnman on May 5, 2008 8:27:32 GMT -6
I don't believe that they are left footed or right footed. With so many variables at each set, I don't think that its much more than how you offet/setback your trap. If you always have a right hand offset at a hole set, logic would indicate that you'd get more by the right front foot.
In walkthroughs- it can and is any foot....
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Post by musher on May 5, 2008 17:32:09 GMT -6
I've been watching and I'm starting to believe that some of my dogs have a preference to start walk on a certain foot. even if they are turning left, from a complete stop, one will start on the right foot. When they run, one foot is ahead of the other ....but anyone with a dog already knew that!
Now does any of this matter with regards to trapping? Probably not!
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Post by ohiyotee on May 6, 2008 7:20:23 GMT -6
Make a digging situation and see which foot they put their weight on and which they use to dig when they first come to the hole, that will tell you if they are right or left footed , so if he is reaching in the hole for something which foot will be on the ground near the hole if he is right footed? When your dog chews a stick which foot is on top of the stick and on the bottom? or are these dead end Questions?
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Post by jrbhunter on May 7, 2008 7:12:15 GMT -6
Any critter thats left-side dominant is smarter than his right side dominant cousins. I'm sure about 6% of you agree with me.  |
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Post by trappnman on May 7, 2008 8:24:03 GMT -6
I do jrb!
been watching Buddy, don't see a pattern at all in starting with one foot over the other.
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Post by 17HMR on May 7, 2008 18:49:03 GMT -6
Looked at some pics yesterday for this, 39 left , 27 right, and 4 rear.
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Post by Bristleback on May 7, 2008 21:40:04 GMT -6
17, any reason why, you can think of? Your sets DH, set straight in? Step downs? DH offset one side? Flat sets?
Interesting.
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Post by 17HMR on May 8, 2008 4:31:13 GMT -6
Mostly dirt holes with a simi step down, but this is going to make me look like more of a dumb A, as I thought I was targeting the right foot, offset always a little to the right. LOL
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Post by musher on May 8, 2008 4:48:48 GMT -6
Are the rear footed ones females?
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Post by ohiyotee on May 8, 2008 5:36:36 GMT -6
targeting the right and stil got the majority left, interesting. I get probably 90% left , but i set for the left so it really doesn't count.
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Post by 17HMR on May 8, 2008 10:03:39 GMT -6
Musher, I couldnt tell sex from the pics and didnt keep that good of records
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Post by greyscat on May 8, 2008 13:18:36 GMT -6
bridger just came out with a left footed trap, special order, L- marked on the pan...
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Post by musher on May 8, 2008 15:27:21 GMT -6
17: Thanks for checking. I was asking because of how females "back spray."
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