Table 1 Sex and age (in years) distribution of the analysed German shepherds (N = 59).

From: Hair cortisol varies with season and lifestyle and relates to human interactions in German shepherd dogs

Lifestyle group

Total N

Females

Males

Age (mean ± SEM)

Companion

17

10 (0)

7 (2)

3.1 ± 0.7

Competition

16

9 (0)

7 (2)

3.6 ± 0.5

Working (including the excluded male)

14

4 (1)

10 (3)

4.8 ± 0.4

Additional unspecified dogs

12

8

4

2.2 ± 0.4

  1. Castrated/sterilised dogs are shown in brackets. For 12 additional dogs (only sampled in September) no lifestyle group was determined and neutered status was not available.
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