Table 1. Distribution of dog variables across the study area and within each of the four village clusters.

Data from 71 individual dogs from distinct households were used in the analyses. Note that for all variables the sample size totals 71, except for CDV (n = 68).

		Bhraka			Manang			Ngawal			Pisang			Population
Variable	Categories	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total
Sexa		4	3	7	15		15	9	4	13	25	11	36	53	18	71
Ageb (months)	0–4			0	1		1			0		2	2	1	2	3
	5–12	2	1	3	4		4	1		1	5	2	7	12	3	15
	>12	2	2	4	10		10	8	4	12	18	9	27	38	15	53
Function b	Guard	2	2	4	1		1	3	1	4	10	4	14	16	7	23
	Herding	1		1	2		2	1	1	2	1		1	5	1	6
	Pet	1	1	2	12		12	5	2	7	14	7	21	32	10	42
Roaming b	Never			0	5		5	2	2	4	1		1	8	2	10
	Sometimes	2		2	4		4	2	1	3	7	4	11	15	5	20
	Always	2	3	5	6		6	5	1	6	17	7	24	30	11	41
Sterilised a	Yes	2	2	4	4		4	7	3	10	11	4	15	24	9	33
	No	2	1	3	11		11	2	1	3	14	7	21	29	9	38
Feed frequency b	2 per day		1	1	4		4	3		3	12	6	18	19	7	26
	3 per day	4	2	6	11		11	6	4	10	13	5	18	34	11	45
CDV c	Positive	2	3	5	14		14	6	1	7	15	7	22	37	11	48
	Negative	2		2	1		1	2	2	4	9	4	13	14	6	20

^a Determined through physical examination by a veterinarian.

^b Determined through questionnaire.

^c Determined with ELISA test.