Table 1.
Basic information regarding subjects’ breed groups, training background, age, and sex, with the number of neutered individuals in brackets.
| Breed Groups | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Working Dogs (N = 29) |
Independent Working Breeds (N = 26) |
Cooperative Working Breeds (N = 45) |
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| Training level | Basic | 9 | 9 | 15 |
| Advanced | 16 | 11 | 13 | |
| Assistance/therapy | 4 | 6 | 17 * | |
| Sex | Male | 19 (17 neut.) | 13 (10 neut.) | 27 (22 neut.) |
| Female | 10 (9 neut.) | 13 (11 neut.) | 18 (16 neut.) | |
| Mean age ± SD (years) | 5.2 ± 3.2 | 5.7 ± 3.9 | 5.6 ± 2.9 | |
* The assistance/therapy dog group could not be balanced further, because typically cooperative breeds are chosen for this purpose.