Aww. Finally, we come to the dogs whose metatarsal pads look like a rocket blasting off to space. Perhaps not coincidentally, these dogs are said to have key characteristics an astronaut might ...

Dogs have four toe beans on each paw, along with the larger pad, which are the metacarpal pads (front paws) and metatarsal pads (back paws). These pads are used for keeping dogs balanced and ...