Some dog science that might come in handy for dog artists: when a dog is happy his tail wags more to the right, when he’s fearful, more to the left. Learn more about this left brain/right brain phenomenon in today’s New York Times article by Sandra Blakeslee. My dog, Darby, is getting his teeth cleaned. When he comes home, we’ll conduct our own experiment. Let me know if it’s true with your pup.
4.26.07 Update: When Darby was at the vet, very upset, his tail curled hard to the left and only wagged a little. When we got home and he ran to the door, his tail wagged hard to the right. We have confirmed the above referenced findings.