TABLE 4.

Viscoelastic Parameters for the axial leg.

Breed/Gait	$\widehat{k}$ PL	$\widehat{c}$ PL	$\widehat{k}$ TL	$\widehat{c}$ TL
Beagle(1)/walk	7.4 ± 2.6	−0.6 ± 0.4	9.1 ± 2.7	−0.16 ± 0.4
Beagle(1)/trot	7.9 ± 2.1	−1.0 ± 0.5	9.2 ± 1.1	−1.2 ± 0.4
F. Bulldog(2)/walk	6.7 ± 3.7	0.2 ± 0.4	6.2 ± 1.6	−0.7 ± 0.6
F. Bulldog(2)/trot	7.6 ± 1.1	−0.6 ± 0.3	8.0 ± 1.1	−1.33 ± 0.7
Malinois(3)/walk	5.4 ± 1.9	−0.7 ± 0.6	9.3 ± 2.3	−0.6 ± 0.6
Malinois(3)/trot	7.2 ± 0.7	−1.0 ± 0.4	9.7 ± 1.9	−1.3 ± 0.4
Whippet(4)/walk	7.0 ± 1.6	−0.5 ± 0.7	8.3 ± 1.3	−0.14 ± 0.5
Whippet(4)/trot	7.1 ± 0.8	−0.7 ± 0.4	10.3 ± 1.4	−0.9 ± 0.3
Gait	p < 0.001 (***)	p < 0.001 (***)	p < 0.001 (***)	p < 0.001 (***)
Breed	p = 0.005 (**)	p < 0.001 (***)	p < 0.001 (***)	p < 0.001 (***)
Gait*Breed	p = 0.02 (*)	p < 0.001 (***)	p < 0.001 (***)	p = 0.002 (**)
Post-Hoc-Tests
2\1	n.s.	p < 0.001 (***)	p < 0.001 (***)	p < 0.001 (***)
3\1	p = 0.001 (**)	n.s.	n.s.	p = 0.001 (**)
4\1	n.s.	n.s.	n.s.	p = 0.002 (**)
3\2	n.s.	p < 0.001 (***)	p < 0.001 (***)	n.s.
4\2	n.s.	p < 0.001 (***)	p < 0.001 (***)	p < 0.001 (***)
4\3	p = 0.005 (**)	p = 0.048 (*)	n.s.	p < 0.001 (***)

$\widehat{k}$ : dimensionless stiffness. $\widehat{c}$ : dimensionless damping. Values displayed are mean ± SD.

Negative $\widehat{c}$ values indicate leg lengthening and energy generation.