Table 1.

Descriptive statistics (Mean ± SD) for rate of urination by male and female dogs during a 20-min walk by either male or female walkers, along with time at shelter. Additionally, percentage of walks in which dogs defecated or ground scratched are shown.

Dog’s Sex	Walker’s Sex	Urination Rate 1	% Walks with Defecation	% Walks with Ground Scratching	Time at Shelter (Days)
Male	Male	0.20 ± 0.15	43.5	37.7	14.8 ± 8.0
	Female	0.40 ± 0.28	61.5	34.6	13.6 ± 9.0
Female	Male	0.10 ± 0.07	49.0	27.5	13.5 ± 6.4
	Female	0.14 ± 0.10	72.6	24.2	13.1 ± 7.1

¹ Total number of urinations/20 min.