Table 1—
Morphological measurement (cm) | On-leash trial with owner | On-leash trial with investigator | Off-leash trial | Stair trial 1* | ||||
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R2 | P value | R2 | P value | R2 | P value | R2 | P value | |
Height | 0.33 | < 0.001 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.085 | 0.03 | 0.11 |
Forelimb length | 0.31 | < 0.001 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.10 |
Torso length | 0.23 | < 0.001 | 0.01 | 0.22 | 0.001 | 0.34 | 0.01 | 0.61 |
Right thigh circumference | 0.28 | < 0.001 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.25 |
Left thigh circumference | 0.23 | < 0.001 | 0.03 | 0.12 | 0.03 | 0.12 | < 0.001 | 0.32 |
Stair trial 1 was conducted in the clinic on the same set of stairs for each dog; 3 of 57 (5%) dogs did not complete stair trial 1. A separate home stair trial (trial 2) was conducted by owners 2 weeks after the clinic visit (results not included).