Table 1.
Presenting complaint, veterinarian behavioral diagnoses and median + range of C-BARQ subscale scores at baseline (n = 131).
| Category | % | n | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presenting | Stranger aggression | 38.2 | 50 |
| complaint | Separation issues | 13.0 | 17 |
| Dog aggression (unfamiliar) | 12.2 | 16 | |
| Owner aggression | 11.5 | 15 | |
| Interdog aggression (familiar) | 9.9 | 13 | |
| Can't determine/unclear | 4.6 | 6 | |
| Generalized fear | 3.8 | 5 | |
| Stranger-directed fear | 2.3 | 3 | |
| Touch-related aggression | 1.5 | 2 | |
| Excitement | 1.5 | 2 | |
| Attention | 0.8 | 1 | |
| Diagnoses a | Displacement behaviors | 88.5 | 116 |
| Generalized anxiety disorder | 80.9 | 106 | |
| Fear-related aggression toward unfamiliar people | 79.4 | 104 | |
| Fear-related aggression toward unfamiliar dogs | 68.7 | 90 | |
| Resource guarding | 55.7 | 73 | |
| Noise fear | 53.4 | 70 | |
| Territorial aggression | 50.4 | 66 | |
| Confinement anxiety | 32.8 | 43 | |
| Separation anxiety | 32.8 | 43 | |
| Aggression toward familiar people | 32.1 | 42 | |
| Storm fear | 28.2 | 37 | |
| Familiar dog aggression | 26.7 | 35 | |
| Hyperattachment (to owner) | 24.4 | 32 | |
| Inappropriate social skills | 19.8 | 26 | |
| Fearful behavior around people | 14.5 | 19 | |
| Pain-related aggression | 7.6 | 10 | |
| Fearful behavior at the vet | 6.9 | 9 | |
| Other behavioral diagnoses | 6.1 | 8 | |
| Environmental fear | 5.3 | 7 | |
| Predatory aggression | 4.6 | 6 | |
| Redirected aggression | 3.8 | 5 | |
| House soiling | 3.8 | 5 | |
| Excessive licking of surfaces | 3.1 | 4 | |
| Fearful behavior around dogs | 2.3 | 3 | |
| Pica | 1.5 | 2 | |
| C-BARQ | Stranger-directed aggression | 1.11 (0.00-3.80) b | 119 |
| Owner-directed aggression | 0.00 (0.00-3.50) b | 127 | |
| Dog-directed aggression | 1.50 (0.00-4.00) b | 115 | |
| Dog-directed fear | 1.00 (0.00-4.00) b | 114 | |
| Dog rivalry (familiar dog aggression) | 0.50 (0.00-4.00) b | 66 | |
| Trainability | 2.27 (0.00-3.63) b | 126 | |
| Chasing | 3.00 (0.00-4.00) b | 110 | |
| Stranger-directed fear | 0.71 (0.00-4.00) b | 124 | |
| Non-social fear | 1.00 (0.00-3.67) b | 122 | |
| Separation-related behavior | 0.75 (0.00-3.67) b | 119 | |
| Touch sensitivity | 1.00 (0.00-4.00) b | 118 | |
| Excitability | 2.33 (0.20-4.00) b | 129 | |
| Attachment and attention-seeking | 2.50 (0.67-4.00) b | 126 | |
| Energy | 2.00 (0.00-4.00) b | 131 |
n indicates the number of dogs with each presenting complaint and diagnoses. For C-BARQ data, n shows the number of dogs with valid baseline data for this subscale.
a
Dogs could have multiple behavioral diagnoses.
b
Data are presented as median (range).