Right Hand And Left Hand Runners

[sherry]

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just been reading david h post on shildens results thread and he has an interesting theory on why dogs go right, left or up the middle. anybody have any ideas as to why a dog goes right, left or up the middle? anyone any ideas how u can get this out of them or do u think u cant? our sparklin whizz is that severe right hand if shes off the left she comes out the traps and practically turns around to get to the right hand side

 

[sherry]

david h post from shilden thread hope u dont mind dave:

.i think our dogs are like wolfs pack hunters some go each side to keep the prey in and others go up thre middle for the kill IMO ONLY. ALL MY 4 ARE/WHERE RIGHT HAND RUNNERS.strange how folks seem to get the same runners

3 of mine are right hand runners, nikki used to go left but zak aka mickey whizz liked the middle i wish they wud just stay in their line wotever box they got lol

 

[ahorsnall]

david h post from shilden thread hope u dont mind dave:.i think our dogs are like wolfs pack hunters some go each side to keep the prey in and others go up thre middle for the kill IMO ONLY. ALL MY 4 ARE/WHERE RIGHT HAND RUNNERS.strange how folks seem to get the same runners

3 of mine are right hand runners, nikki used to go left but zak aka mickey whizz liked the middle i wish they wud just stay in their line wotever box they got lol

well i think its like being left handed or right you would want youre prey on youre stronger side and the ones run straight can use both sides as good as each other :thumbsup:

 

[pat cope]

Always wondered this myself. Good reason that, some are right handed and some left. Or should we say 'paw'.

 

[ahorsnall]

got abit of time to explain why properly now :thumbsup:

all four legged animals lead with one leg or the other,as all horse riders will know in a canter as do dogs.Horses can be taught to switch legs by there rider some can do it easy and dont mind which they favour others can do it but but find it not so natural .so a right hand runner leads with his or her left leg

and knows if it runs its prey on the right of it its more likely to turn left which lets it lead with its left leg enabling it to turn faster.were as a straight runner runs it straight as it can lead with either leg and dont mind which way it turns :thumbsup: so now u know why :thumbsup:

 

[sherry]

very interesting :thumbsup:

 

[DavidH]

got abit of time to explain why properly now :thumbsup: all four legged animals lead with one leg or the other,as all horse riders will know in a canter as do dogs.Horses can be taught to switch legs by there rider some can do it easy and dont mind which they favour others can do it but but find it not so natural .so a right hand runner leads with his or her left leg

and knows if it runs its prey on the right of it its more likely to turn left which lets it lead with its left leg enabling it to turn faster.were as a straight runner runs it straight as it can lead with either leg and dont mind which way it turns :thumbsup: so now u know why :thumbsup:

will have to watch dogs coming out of traps.

our old girl was a right hand runner ,but would always strike a bunny on her left :wacko:

interesting the leading leg theory cannot see how you would get a dog to change its leading led out of the traps???????

 

[sherry]

got abit of time to explain why properly now :thumbsup: all four legged animals lead with one leg or the other,as all horse riders will know in a canter as do dogs.Horses can be taught to switch legs by there rider some can do it easy and dont mind which they favour others can do it but but find it not so natural .so a right hand runner leads with his or her left leg

and knows if it runs its prey on the right of it its more likely to turn left which lets it lead with its left leg enabling it to turn faster.were as a straight runner runs it straight as it can lead with either leg and dont mind which way it turns :thumbsup: so now u know why :thumbsup:

will have to watch dogs coming out of traps.

our old girl was a right hand runner ,but would always strike a bunny on her left :wacko:

interesting the leading leg theory cannot see how you would get a dog to change its leading led out of the traps???????

ooh i think that wud b very hard to actually see dave, which leg they use to come out the traps 1st but il prob have a try lol

 

[Finleyfoofoo]

Very interesting topic :thumbsup:

Amanda..x

 

[rusty w 2]

our smoke (lurcher) will run always run on the left if you stick him on the right as soon as his slipped he will go left ( but he also runs at the greyhound track .) interesting read

 

[ahorsnall]

got abit of time to explain why properly now :thumbsup: all four legged animals lead with one leg or the other,as all horse riders will know in a canter as do dogs.Horses can be taught to switch legs by there rider some can do it easy and dont mind which they favour others can do it but but find it not so natural .so a right hand runner leads with his or her left leg

and knows if it runs its prey on the right of it its more likely to turn left which lets it lead with its left leg enabling it to turn faster.were as a straight runner runs it straight as it can lead with either leg and dont mind which way it turns :thumbsup: so now u know why :thumbsup:

will have to watch dogs coming out of traps.

our old girl was a right hand runner ,but would always strike a bunny on her left :wacko:

interesting the leading leg theory cannot see how you would get a dog to change its leading led out of the traps???????

as you said youre right hand runner would strike the rabbit on its left as it would if was favouring leading with its left and as too changing its leg out of traps it doesnt matter its just trying to turn the lure to the side it favours and its not a theory just fact

 

[wild whippies]

got abit of time to explain why properly now :thumbsup: all four legged animals lead with one leg or the other,as all horse riders will know in a canter as do dogs.Horses can be taught to switch legs by there rider some can do it easy and dont mind which they favour others can do it but but find it not so natural .so a right hand runner leads with his or her left leg

and knows if it runs its prey on the right of it its more likely to turn left which lets it lead with its left leg enabling it to turn faster.were as a straight runner runs it straight as it can lead with either leg and dont mind which way it turns :thumbsup: so now u know why :thumbsup:

will have to watch dogs coming out of traps.

our old girl was a right hand runner ,but would always strike a bunny on her left :wacko:

interesting the leading leg theory cannot see how you would get a dog to change its leading led out of the traps???????

I came across an interesting article produced by Royal Canin about re training left handed greyhounds using vet wrap. One of ours is left handed, never seeded on straights but a tight railer on the bends. I did consider trying it but as he was an adult and was repeatedly straining his shoulder, I felt it was too risky experimenting.

 

[wild whippies]

got abit of time to explain why properly now :thumbsup: all four legged animals lead with one leg or the other,as all horse riders will know in a canter as do dogs.Horses can be taught to switch legs by there rider some can do it easy and dont mind which they favour others can do it but but find it not so natural .so a right hand runner leads with his or her left leg

and knows if it runs its prey on the right of it its more likely to turn left which lets it lead with its left leg enabling it to turn faster.were as a straight runner runs it straight as it can lead with either leg and dont mind which way it turns :thumbsup: so now u know why :thumbsup:

will have to watch dogs coming out of traps.

our old girl was a right hand runner ,but would always strike a bunny on her left :wacko:

interesting the leading leg theory cannot see how you would get a dog to change its leading led out of the traps???????

ooh i think that wud b very hard to actually see dave, which leg they use to come out the traps 1st but il prob have a try lol

Loads of tests online for testing. Leading foot is one but most often used test is to fill a Kong with a treat and see which paw holds the Kong. Some dogs are ambidextrous too. I imagine such a skill would be advantageous for running bends.

 

[sherry]

another question is if its a right hand runner on the straights wud it tend to be a wide runner on the bends? if a left runner straights a railer on bends? even in a slip between me and peter sparklin whizz goes severly right, if i put her out the red trap and the lure was way to the left she wud still go severly right. ive been looking to see which leg i start walking with like going up or downstairs and its always my left even though im right handed. lol

 

[deeva1]

(w00t) I have two right hand runners. Holly (Fairweather Friend) will come out of the trap and go imediately right and by doing so, is giving yards away. However Rosie (Piccolo Amico) tends to move over to the right with every stride so it's not so noticable as with Holly. What I have noticed, as well, is that Holly seems to put the brakes on, predominantly, with her right leg. this seems to bear out Chris' theory that they would be trying to turn into their prey, in her case, on her left! Because of her habit of trying to stop dead on the lure,I have to make sure that she is strapped up, no matter what the ground conditions are, as she puts so much pressure on her stoppers. Has anyone else had this with their racers? It's a pain in the you know what, but better to be safe than sorry! :wub:

 

[DavidH]

got abit of time to explain why properly now :thumbsup: all four legged animals lead with one leg or the other,as all horse riders will know in a canter as do dogs.Horses can be taught to switch legs by there rider some can do it easy and dont mind which they favour others can do it but but find it not so natural .so a right hand runner leads with his or her left leg

and knows if it runs its prey on the right of it its more likely to turn left which lets it lead with its left leg enabling it to turn faster.were as a straight runner runs it straight as it can lead with either leg and dont mind which way it turns :thumbsup: so now u know why :thumbsup:

will have to watch dogs coming out of traps.

our old girl was a right hand runner ,but would always strike a bunny on her left :wacko:

interesting the leading leg theory cannot see how you would get a dog to change its leading led out of the traps???????

as you said youre right hand runner would strike the rabbit on its left as it would if was favouring leading with its left and as too changing its leg out of traps it doesnt matter its just trying to turn the lure to the side it favours and its not a theory just fact

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[allan]

got abit of time to explain why properly now :thumbsup: all four legged animals lead with one leg or the other,as all horse riders will know in a canter as do dogs.Horses can be taught to switch legs by there rider some can do it easy and dont mind which they favour others can do it but but find it not so natural .so a right hand runner leads with his or her left leg

and knows if it runs its prey on the right of it its more likely to turn left which lets it lead with its left leg enabling it to turn faster.were as a straight runner runs it straight as it can lead with either leg and dont mind which way it turns :thumbsup: so now u know why :thumbsup:

will have to watch dogs coming out of traps.

our old girl was a right hand runner ,but would always strike a bunny on her left :wacko:

interesting the leading leg theory cannot see how you would get a dog to change its leading led out of the traps???????

as you said youre right hand runner would strike the rabbit on its left as it would if was favouring leading with its left and as too changing its leg out of traps it doesnt matter its just trying to turn the lure to the side it favours and its not a theory just fact

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probably completely wrong but which side a dog runs down the track might be down to where the dog wants to run where it feels happier running some race horses like to race from the front others like to race from inbehind i like a drink lol and our lass doesnt maybe its down to nothing other than prefrence :thumbsup: