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. 2014 Jan 23;10(1):e1003446. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003446

Table 1. Relevant variables describing the characteristics of dogs' paths and variables extracted from the returning event analysis for each subject (Vizslas; V1 to V5 and the mixed-breed dog; M).

Dogs V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 M
Preferred running speed (m/s) 2.6±1.0 3.0±0.5 3.4±0.6 1.5±0.4 4.0±0.5 1.4±0.2
Relative distance covered 2.4±0.7 2.3±0.3 3.7±1.0 1.8±0.5 3.2±0.7 1.5±0.2
Distance from the owner (m) 10.3±4.2 16.9±4.0 20.2±5.3 9.0±2.4 23.3±6.5 13.7±4.4
Distance from dogs (m) 16.0±3.3 17.0±1.4 18.1±2.6 15.9±3.7 19.9±2.6 19.0±3.6
Time period of the returns (s) 52±47 52±47 40±37 75±74 52±49 108±94
Loop length (m) 16±16 20±14 20±17 12±10 24±21 22±20
Far-from-owner ratio 0.45±0.17 0.56±0.07 0.50±0.12 0.56±0.06 0.54±0.08 0.59±0.11

For each variable, averages over the walks and standard deviations between the walks are shown (Mean ± SD), except for time period of the returns and loop length, where the SD of all data is indicated. See more details in Text S1.