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A dog who exhibits more attachment often maintains proximity to the owner or household members, seeks affection, and may become agitated if attention is diverted to others.

Affected Genes: LRIG3, MSRB3, HMGA2, ANGPT1, CD36

Inheritance: Complex Inheritance

Variant(canFam6):
chr10:2497363,
chr10:7930588,
chr10:8384178,
chr13:8333381,
chr18:19980308

General Information: A Dog who exhibits more attachment often maintains proximity to the owner or household members, seeks affection, and may become agitated if attention is diverted to third parties.

Likely More Attached: Likely maintains proximity to the owner or other members of the household. Likely solicits affection or attention and can be become agitated when the owner gives attention to third parties.

Possibly More Attached: Possibly maintains proximity to the owner or other members of the household. Possibly solicits affection or attention and can be become agitated when the owner gives attention to third parties.

Likely Less Attached: Unlikely to maintain proximity to the owner or other members of the household. Does not solicit affection or attention and can be become agitated when the owner gives attention to third parties.

References:
Zapata I, Lilly ML, Herron ME, Serpell JA, Alvarez CE. Genetic testing of dogs predicts problem behaviors in clinical and nonclinical samples. BMC Genomics. 2022 23(1):102.