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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

We're In the 15%...How About You?


Good Morning Everyone!

Krumbs and I made a FABULOUSLY exciting discovery today!  Before I get into my news…let me tell you the back story—the things that led up to my discovery.  Krumbs and I were hanging out at the Café last night and we stumbled onto this really cool article about “lefties”—people who use their left hand to perform tasks like holding a spoon or pencil, throwing a ball or buckling their seat belts.  The article, “Left Can Be Right, Too” by Carina DeSwardt, has some really interesting facts about left handed people.  (For instance, we learned only 15% of people are left handed and that if one of your parents is a lefty, you have a 25% chance of being a lefty too.)

Well, the article really got me thinking…are dogs left handed or right handed?  We did a little Internet research and we found a study by a team of scientists from Queens University in Belfast that explored “handedness” in cats and dogs.  The researchers found that cats and dogs do have a hand preference, but which paw is preferred depends on whether the animal is a boy or a girl-AAACK!!!  Male dogs are left-handed and female dogs are right handed.  Can you believe it?  Krumbs is a lefty just like me!  How about you?  Are you one of  the 15% of lefties or one of the 85% of righties?

How’s that for some fabulous facts first thing in the morning?  Have a great day and check back soon!

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