Author Correction: Long-term stress levels are synchronized in dogs and their owners

Correction to: Scientific Reports 10.1038/s41598-019-43851-x, published online 06 June 2019

This Article contains errors.

In the Results section,

“On winter dog HCC there was an effect of breed (Fig. 3; χ² = 6.451, P = 0.011), and Shetland sheepdogs had a higher HCC than border collies (12.905 ± 1.417 vs. 12.069 ± 1.203; mean ± SEM).”

should read:

“On winter dog HCC there was an effect of breed (Fig. 3; χ² = 6.451, P = 0.011), and Shetland sheepdogs had a higher HCC than border collies (14.185 ± 1.877 vs. 12.069 ± 1.203; mean ± SEM).”

Additionally, in Figure 2B, the trend line colours are incorrect and should be reversed. The correct Figure 2 appears below as Figure 1.

Figure 1.

The hair cortisol concentration (HCC) synchronization of dogs and their owners was moderated by lifestyle (A competing dogs red, pet dogs blue) and sex of the dog (B females red, males blue). Dotted lines show linear fitted lines for lifestyle and sex of the dog.