Left handed?

[Sheltie4]

Just curious if anyone knows why Shelties always seem to spin counter clockwise?

When they are excited, they spin counter clockwise, when they get ready to lay down, they circle counter clockwise . . . I have had puppy mill fosters who would always pace counter clockwise in their crate. Once house trained, they will pace through my house counter clockwise (from the living room, through the kitchen, then dining room and back through the living room).

Is it because they are left handed? I have 3 water bowls for the dogs, and the left bowl is always emptied before they will drink from the other bowls.

As I am writing this, I am looking at my Shelties and Wendell, a Lhasa mix. They are all lying on their right side with their heads resting to the left.

Come to think of it, anytime my dogs jump into my lap, they lay on their left side.

I know that this query, nor the responses will be life altering, but I think it is kind of interesting.

 

[Calliesmom]

some of my shelties prefer to turn clockwise and some counter-clockwise. they don't always lay facing the same direction and frequently lay on their backs with paws up

 

[SheepOfBlue]

Sca turns left during flyball and spins the same way. Spitfire turns left at flyball practice but currently does not spin.

 

[Caro]

Both mine turned to the right at flyball and mostly spin the same way, esp Deska the master spinner. Dogs, like humans, can have a preference for the right or left side, I've noticed even the cats have a preference for a particular paw - one plays with the right, one with the left.

 

[SheltieChe]

Just curious if anyone knows why Shelties always seem to spin counter clockwise?

When they are excited, they spin counter clockwise, when they get ready to lay down, they circle counter clockwise . . .

One dog is calming himself and one is revving himself, they know
Clockwise and counterclockwise movement:
In the Tai Chi related practices of Bagua Zhang and Eight Energy Circle Walking, clockwise movement spirals and gathers energy into the center of the circle. Counterclockwise movement disperses energy out and away from the center. You can feel these differences on your own by simply trying out circle walking in these two directions. To walk counterclockwise, turn your left shoulder into the center. To walk clockwise, turn your right shoulder toward the center. Counterclockwise movement pushes the “relaxation button” and resets your whole body and energy system to wind down and relax. Clockwise movement does the opposite. When we walk in this mode, we gather and concentrate energy into the center of the circle. Our body and energy resets into the “work” or creative mode. By walking in this direction you can gather all the parts of yourself and bring them on board for a task or project or problem that may be facing you.