Table 2. Association of tail chasing behaviour and dietary nutrients only among tail chasers (TCindex≥2)a.
Source – pooled data (N = 116) | df | Chi-square | P |
TCindex | 1 | 8.73 | 0.003 |
Breed | 2 | 11.90 | 0.003 |
Breed * TCindex | 2 | 8.32 | 0.016 |
Source – Bull Terriers (N = 53) | df | Chi-square | P |
TCindex | 1 | 7.24 | 0.007 |
Source – Staffordshire Bull Terriers (N = 27) | df | Chi-square | P |
TCindex | 1 | 8.01 | 0.005 |
Source – German Shepherd (N = 36) | df | Chi-square | P |
TCindex | 1 | 0.20 | 0.657 |
Binary variable given nutrients/not given nutrients was used as a response variable in the model. Sex and sex.
TCindex were included in the preliminary analysis, but were nonsignificant and were dropped out. Results for both pooled and breed-wise analyses are presented. Type 3 analysis statistics are presented.