Southpaw

When I stopped outside the main gate this afternoon and waited for it to slide open, I watched the Bassets line up against the inside gate as usual before they started up their roof raising ruckus. Then I realized that they have a lineup pattern. From left to right: Nougat, Bofa, Horton, Butter. It never differs. I started thinking about other patterns they always repeat and came to the conclusion that three of the four are left pawed. Nougat and Horton beg with raised left paws, Butter scratches whatever exposed part of your leg she can reach with her left paw. Horton struggles his slow-down-the-gulper bowl to the left. Bofa, I think, is ambidextrous, as always he has to do things differently. (He doesn't need a paw to beg, he just tells you).

Bassets originated from France. In French the word for left-handedness is Gauche, which apparently means awkward or clumsy. Absolutely Basset incorrect. No left or any other pawed Basset falls over their feet unless tripped at a high speed. They trip over their ears when they're puppies - which does not make them clumsy, everyone knows that Bassets eventually grow into their ears.

Southpaw also refers to left handed boxers (human variety) and left handed baseball players.
However, the word is more appropriate when describing low left pawed dogs. South(closer to the ground)pawed.