Table 5.
Behavioral criteria during treatment. Criteria changes for dogs in the DRO or DRA. Moving to the next criteria required two successful trials without problem behavior at the previous level. If problem behavior occurred on one trial, the criteria returned to the last successful criteria. For Sadie and Tristan, initial DRO criteria varied until the owner could successfully exit the house without the dog exhibiting PB, after which they followed the DRO schedule.
| DRO | DRA |
|---|---|
| Owner exit + immediate return | Target behavior + immediate return |
| Owner exit + 5 s | Target behavior + 5 s |
| Owner exit + 10 s | Target behavior + 10 s |
| Owner exit + 15 s | Target behavior + 15 s |
| Owner exit + 30 s | Target behavior + 30 s |
| Owner exit + 45 s | Target behavior + 45 s |
| Owner exit + 60 s | Target behavior + 60 s |
| Owner exit + 90 s | Target behavior + 90 s |
| Owner exit + 120 s | Target behavior + 120 s |
| Owner exit + 150 s | Target behavior + 150 s |
| Owner exit + 180 s | Target behavior + 180 s |
| Owner exit + 210 s | Target behavior + 210 s |