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Chasing

Dogs are more likely to chase will often pursue cats, birds, and/or other small animals, given the opportunity.

Affected Genes: RCL1, CD36, MITF, ASIP, SHISA6, IGSF1

Inheritance: Complex Inheritance

Variant(canFam6):
chr1:93658594,
chr18:19980308,
chr20:21848845,
chr24:23045895,
chr5:35773772,
chrX:87820826,
chrX:88727449

General Information: Dogs engage in pursuit for various reasons, including their innate prey drive, characterized by the instinct to hunt, capture, and consume prey. This behavior can manifest individually by dog; towards other animals, moving objects, or even their own tail. Certain breeds exhibit a heightened propensity for chasing; possibly combined with guarding behavior.

How to Read Your Dog's Results for this Trait:

Higher Tendency to Chase: Likely pursues cats, birds, and/or other small animals, given the opportunity.

Possibly Higher Tendency: Possibly pursues cats, birds, and/or other small animals

Less Likely to Chase: Unlikely to bark persistently when alarmed or excited.

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.