Table 3.

Baseline assessment, final assessment, and change in the dogs’ behavioral states for the 10 separation-related behavioral signs in placebo-control and DAP-treated groups

Separation-related behavioral signs	Placebo-control			DAP			P-value
	Baseline	Final	Change	Baseline	Final	Change
Destructiveness	0.368	0.368	0.000	0.458	0.250	0.208	0.326
Vocalization	0.316	0.263	0.053	0.583	0.458	0.125	0.700
Elimination	0.053	0.211	− 0.158	0.417	0.167	0.250	0.038*
Vigilance	1.053	0.790	0.263	0.500	0.083	0.417	0.673
Excessive licking	0.000	0.211	− 0.211	0.417	0.167	0.250	0.005**
Anorexia	0.947	0.368	0.579	0.833	0.125	0.708	0.817
Gastrointestinal problems	0.000	0.105	− 0.105	0.000	0.042	− 0.042	0.422
Hyper-salivation	0.158	0.211	− 0.053	0.042	0.000	0.042	0.159
Trembling	0.211	0.105	0.105	0.208	0.000	0.208	0.467
Pacing	0.947	0.579	0.368	1.000	0.125	0.875	0.017*

^*Significant P < 0.05.

^**Significant P < 0.01.