Table 3.
The owners’ and the dogs’ oxytocin and cortisol levels during the experiment (data from the 10 female owners for both oxytocin and cortisol, and from nine dogs for oxytocin and ten dogs for cortsiol).
| 0 min | 1 min | 3 min | 5 min | 15 min | 30 min | 60 min | OT max | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxytocin levels (pmol/l) | Dogs | 155.8 (26.9) | 211.2 (30.7) | 236.9 (38.7) | 178.6 (29.6) | 163.5 (34.5) | 157.5 (36.0) | 157.5 (41.1) | 251.8 (34.5) |
| Owners | 168.5 (34.6) | 169.8 (34.1) | 180.6 (34.4) | 170.2 (27.8) | 146.4 (34.7) | 171.3 (34.2) | 165.1 (26.3) | 187.0 (33.6) | |
| Cortisol levels (nmol/l) | Dogs | 168.4 (14.8) | 169.4 (16.1) | 168.1 (15.3) | 180.1 (17.8) | 224.1 (32.5) | 202.8 (18.3) | 190.2 (18.8) | |
| Owners | 389.8 (119.7) | 382.7 (107.4) | 382.7 (109.9) | 387.6 (119.6) | 362.1 (107.9) | 331.6 (80.1) | 305.2 (62.6) |
Means and SE values (in brackets) are shown. These data have been published previously in Handlin et al. (2011).