Association between coat colour and the behaviour of Australian Labrador retrievers

Table 1 Comparing scores for 21 behavioural traits in 225 Labrador retrievers based on coat colour

Behaviour Trait	P
Agitated when ignored	0.150
Attachment/Attention-seeking behaviour	0.064
Barking	0.627
Chasing behaviour	0.550
Coprophagia	0.106
Dog-directed aggression	0.323
Dog-directed fear	0.336
Energy levels	0.518
Excitability	0.798
Familiar dog aggression	0.013
Licking behaviour	0.311
Mounting behaviour	0.866
Noise fear	0.408
Non-social fear	0.130
Owner-directed aggression	0.224
Separation-related behaviour	0.608
Stranger-directed aggression	0.961
Stranger-directed fear	0.062
Touch sensitivity	0.543
Trainability	0.737
Unusual behaviours	0.666

P: chi-square probability using Kruskal-Wallis nonparametric test to compare black, yellow and chocolate Labradors
Probability in bold typeface indicates P <0.05

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