| PLAYBACK PHASE |
| Alertness behaviors |
| Gaze at the speaker |
The head of the dog is orientated towards the speaker hidden behind the center of the opaque fence. |
| Being in proximity of the opaque fence |
The subject dog is located less than one body length from the opaque fence |
| Owner-orientated behaviors |
| Gaze at the owner |
The head of the subject is orientated towards the owner |
| Being in proximity of the owner |
The subject is located less than one body length from the owner |
| Stress behaviors |
| Stress-related behaviors |
Lips licking, low body posture with the tail between the legs, yawning, scratching, shaking, whining. |
| REUNION PHASE |
| Concern-like behaviors |
| Duration of proximity to the partner |
Time spent by the subject within one body length of its partner. |
| Affiliative behaviors directed at the partner |
Time spent carrying out any of the following mutually exclusive affiliative behaviors directed at the partner: sniffing any body part of the partner, standing within one body length of partner whilst tail wagging, rubbing ones own body alongside that of the partner, play, and greeting (licking the lips of the partner, whilst tail wagging). |
