Table 4 Correlation between shared activities between the two dogs and behavioural change 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

Sharing activities_sleeping

0.203**

0.081

0.117*

0.054

0.031

0.036

0.048

0.119*

Sharing activities_fighting

0.115*

0.055

0.045

0.056

0.024

0.005

−0.035

0.106

Sharing activities_grooming each other

0.187**

0.132**

0.124*

0.134**

0.008

0.030

0.022

0.108*

Sharing activities_playing

0.351**

0.092

0.213**

0.129**

0.006

0.046

0.089

0.147**

  1. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.
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