Table 1.
Estimated marginal means and standard errors of urinary cortisol:creatinine ratios calculated using individual linear mixed models for sub-groups of dogs differing with respect to coat pattern, eumelanin pigmentation, and white spotting.
| Pigmentation Variable | Brief Outing Intervention | Weeklong Fostering Intervention | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | During | After | Before | During | After | |
| M (SE) | M (SE) | M (SE) | M (SE) | M (SE) | M (SE) | |
| Coat Pattern | ||||||
| Solid Eumelanin | 28.3 (1.7) | 30.5 (1.8) | 27.9 (1.7) | 19.0 (2.6) | 11.9 (2.7) | 18.1 (2.6) |
| Brindle | 29.3 (2.8) | 28.9 (3.0) | 31.4 (2.8) | 19.6 (3.9) | 16.3 (4.1) | 17.2 (4.0) |
| Solid Pheomelanin | 32.2 (2.5) | 36.1 (2.7) | 36.2 (2.5) | 20.3 (3.4) | 11.7 (3.6) | 16.7 (3.4) |
| Shaded Yellow | 31.0 (4.8) | 39.4 (5.0) | 35.3 (4.8) | 16.8 (3.8) | 13.2 (4.0) | 16.0 (3.8) |
| Black with Tan | 38.4 (5.9) | 46.7 (6.2) | 34.1 (5.9) | 18.3 (3.1) | 9.7 (3.3) | 16.1 (3.1) |
| Eumelanin Pigmentation | ||||||
| Black | 28.5 (1.5) | 33.1 (1.6) | 29.6 (1.5) | 17.8 (1.6) | 11.3 (1.7) | 16.2 (1.6) |
| Blue | 30.1 (2.7) | 29.4 (2.9) | 31.5 (2.8) | 22.9 (4.0) | 16.0 (4.3) | 22.2 (4.1) |
| Liver or Isabella | 34.6 (2.7) | 34.6 (2.8) | 35.7 (2.7) | 22.2 (5.0) | 13.5 (5.2) | 16.3 (5.0) |
| White Spotting | ||||||
| No or Trace White | 35.3 (2.9) | 39.2 (3.0) | 35.0 (2.9) | 14.0 (2.9) | 10.0 (3.1) | 13.0 (3.0) |
| Minimal | 29.5 (1.7) | 31.2 (1.8) | 32.2 (1.7) | 19.7 (2.1) | 13.2 (2.2) | 19.0 (2.1) |
| Moderate | 26.7 (3.2) | 31.2 (3.3) | 26.2 (3.1) | 19.4 (3.9) | 12.6 (4.2) | 15.7 (4.0) |
| Proportional Piebald or Scattered Color |
27.5 (3.2) | 30.0 (3.4) | 25.9 (3.2) | 27.6 (4.6) | 12.2 (4.8) | 20.2 (4.6) |
| High or Extreme White |
25.9 (3.9) | 27.7 (4.1) | 28.5 (3.9) | 17.6 (5.3) | 12.2 (5.6) | 16.5 (5.3) |
Estimated marginal means (Ms) and standard errors (SEs) of values of urinary cortisol:creatinine ratios obtained for dogs classified into various pigmentation categories as a function of intervention type and phase.