Table 1 Correlation between characteristics of the relationship between the two dogs and behavioural changes observed in the surviving dog after the death of the other dog.
From: Domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) grieve over the loss of a conspecific
Playing less | Eating less | Level of activity reduced | Sleeping more | Fearfulness increased | Vocalisation increased | Attention seeking increased | Duration of the behavioural alteration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Duration of the relationship | 0.169** | 0.047 | 0.172** | 0.096* | 0.018 | 0.067 | 0.084 | 0.084 | |||
Type of relationship-friendly | 0.214** | 0.039 | 0.157** | 0.137** | −0.005 | 0.004 | 0.152** | 0.158** | |||
Type of relationship-agonistic | 0.009 | −0.046 | −0.007 | −0.019 | 0.023 | 0.015 | 0.095 | −0.012 | |||
Type of relationship-mutual tolerance | −0.077 | 0.051 | 0.033 | 0.039 | 0.075 | 0.008 | 0.026 | 0.026 | |||
Type of relationship-parental | 0.163** | 0.188** | 0.150** | 0.091 | 0.166** | 0.095* | 0.121* | 0.201** | |||
