3.5.2. Behaviour
For each of the behavioural variables the mean ± SEM percentage of time dogs were observed performing each behavioural activity across all 9 days of the study are presented in Table 7. As observed in the main study, from S1 to M1 there was a marked reduction in the proportion of time dogs were observed standing and an increase in the proportion of time dogs were observed lying/sitting. These observations appeared to revert by M2 where there was a marked increase in the proportion of time dogs were observed standing and reduction in the proportion of time they were observed lying/sitting. The variable position was then seen to change again on M4 whereby the proportions of time lying/sitting increased at the expense of the proportion of time spent standing. Between M4 and M7 the proportion of time the dogs are observed standing slowly increased until S2. The location of the dogs within their kennel remained unchanged before, during and after auditory stimulation. From S1 to M1 there was a marked reduction in the proportion of time dogs spent barking and a corresponding increase in the proportion of time being silent but these changes were already waning by M2. Again, on M4 there was a marked reduction in the level of barking which slowly begins to increase over the remainder of the observation period until S2.