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Do dogs rotate clockwise in the southern hemisphere?
August 04, 2017, 06:45 PM
AnushDo dogs rotate clockwise in the southern hemisphere?
I live in a walking neighborhood with sidewalks & take my dog out twice a day. It seems that 90% of the time when meeting other dogs they tangle leashes by rotating counterclockwise for sniff & greet. Just wondering if in Australia & South America dogs rotate clockwise?
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August 04, 2017, 06:47 PM
stoic-oneWait, the coriolis effect applies to dogs?

August 04, 2017, 06:48 PM
H&K-GuyI had a dog once that would turn around clockwise three times before laying down. It was explained to me that they would do that in the wild to mat down grasses to sleep in. Go figure.
Maybe there is some relation to this.
Can't help you with the clockwise/counterclockwise thing, though.
H&K-Guy
August 04, 2017, 06:50 PM
Jester814quote:
Originally posted by stoic-one:
Wait, the coriolis effect applies to dogs?
That seems to be the issue at paw.
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August 04, 2017, 06:53 PM
BisleyblackhawkNow this is a question I have never thought about...my dogs ALWAYS rotated clockwise 2-3 times before settling down...HOW ABOUT below the equator, is it reversed like toilet swirling...I'm serious in this question, I would really like to know

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August 04, 2017, 07:04 PM
olfuzzySooo....everyone has right handed dogs?

August 04, 2017, 07:14 PM
NavyAgShooterThis might require a road trip to the South Pacific for research purposes.
August 04, 2017, 07:17 PM
lbjquote:
Originally posted by Anush:
I live in a walking neighborhood with sidewalks & take my dog out twice a day. It seems that 90% of the time when meeting other dogs they tangle leashes by rotating counterclockwise for sniff & greet. Just wondering if in Australia & South America dogs rotate clockwise?
Interesting idea, very nice.
That earns you a CUT, name it.
Heck, looking at your join date, you could have had one when the new 10 year policy was instituted.
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August 04, 2017, 07:18 PM
TXJIMquote:
Originally posted by Bisleyblackhawk:
Now this is a question I have never thought about...my dogs ALWAYS rotated clockwise 2-3 times before settling down...HOW ABOUT below the equator, is it reversed like toilet swirling...I'm serious in this question, I would really like to know
My GSP goes counter clockwise before laying down, neither of us have been down under.
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August 04, 2017, 07:50 PM
sjtillIf you had asked this two weeks ago, I could have attempted to answer it, on my first trip below the equator.
So instead I sent your query off to our friends in Tasmania.
Might want to alert 0-0 in Buenos Aires, as there might be a difference. In Australia they also drive on the wrong side.
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August 04, 2017, 08:19 PM
Bisleyblackhawkquote:
Originally posted by lbj:
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Originally posted by Anush:
I live in a walking neighborhood with sidewalks & take my dog out twice a day. It seems that 90% of the time when meeting other dogs they tangle leashes by rotating counterclockwise for sniff & greet. Just wondering if in Australia & South America dogs rotate clockwise?
Interesting idea, very nice.
That earns you a CUT, name it.
Heck, looking at your join date, you could have had one when the new 10 year policy was instituted.
CUT, CUT, CUT...we are totally waiting for the choice...CUT, CUT, CUT!

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"we've gotta roll with the punches, learn to play all of our hunches
Making the best of what ever comes our way
Forget that blind ambition and learn to trust your intuition
Plowing straight ahead come what may
And theres a cowboy in the jungle"
Jimmy Buffet
August 04, 2017, 09:22 PM
lbjWe're just plowing ahead you know, come what what may.
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August 04, 2017, 10:36 PM
Pipe SmokerIt’s not a N. vs. S. hemisphere thing – it’s a left-handed vs. right-handed thing. Right-handed ice skaters nearly always prefer to spin CCW, and left-handed ice skaters nearly always prefer to spin CW. ~90% of people are right-handed, and I suspect that dogs have a similar asymmetric bias.
I’ve done a lot of ice skating, and right-handed skaters, including me, also generally prefer to skate in a CCW traffic flow around the rink.
Now... halibut (fish) are symmetrical when they hatch. But as they mature, one eye move to the other side, such that both eyes are on the same side of the head, and they begin swimming on their sides, such that their eyes look up. Most, but not all, halibuts have the same “handedness”. I’ve always wondered if right-handed boy halibuts have any interest in left handed girl halibuts. Hm.. time for another glass of Taylor Fladgate 10 Year Tawny Port…
Serious about crackers. August 04, 2017, 11:20 PM
ZSMICHAELquote:
Now... halibut (fish) are symmetrical when they hatch. But as they mature, one eye move to the other side, such that both eyes are on the same side of the head, and they begin swimming on their sides, such that their eyes look up. Most, but not all, halibuts have the same “handedness”. I’ve always wondered if right-handed boy halibuts have any interest in left handed girl halibuts. Hm.. time for another glass of Taylor Fladgate 10 Year Tawny Port…
Yes sounds good. Flounder have similar eyes. I remember in college, various things inscribed in the old wooden desks in the Main building. Such questions as Whether frogs have watertight assholes and such. It is good to ponder such things.
August 05, 2017, 12:08 AM
Bisleyblackhawkquote:
Originally posted by lbj:
We're just plowing ahead you know, come what what may.

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"we've gotta roll with the punches, learn to play all of our hunches
Making the best of what ever comes our way
Forget that blind ambition and learn to trust your intuition
Plowing straight ahead come what may
And theres a cowboy in the jungle"
Jimmy Buffet
August 05, 2017, 12:10 AM
rusbroMy theory is that it has to do with the fact that here in th U.S. we drive and walk on the right side of the path. So when two dogs meet on a walk each dog is to the other's left and each is looking to sniff the other's bunghole, thus it stands to reason as they try to get their nose in there for a good stuff, their ass ends are going to be in constant retreat, creating a counter-clockwise spin.
August 05, 2017, 06:09 AM
4MUL8RSo we await our British and Japanese colleagues commentary. However the manners of these societies may preclude butt sniffing, even amongst dogs.
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August 05, 2017, 07:37 AM
Sig2340quote:
Originally posted by sjtill:
In Australia they also drive on the wrong side.
No, they drive on the left side of the road, which I think explains a lot.
To drive on the wrong side of the road requires going underneath it. That's what E.Musk is working on.
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August 05, 2017, 07:48 AM
robotoidMy dog circles a bunch of times before he drops a deuce, now I'm gonna have to start paying attention to which direction he circles
August 05, 2017, 09:55 AM
V-Tailquote:
Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
90% of people are right-handed
Well, that's certainly true in the northern hemisphere.
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