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Energy

Dogs with more energy often exhibit energetic, boisterous, and/or
playful behavior.

Affected Genes: ESR1, ASIP

Inheritance: Complex Inheritance

Variant(canFam6):
chr1:42877139,
chr24:23045895

General Information: Dogs exhibit four ranges of energy levels—low, medium, high, and very high—which can fluctuate due to stress, anxiety, or emotional disturbances. Just as with people, dogs possess individual personalities and traits. Breeds like Pointers, Setters, Fox Terriers, and Huskies often display high-energy characteristics. Additionally, within each litter of puppies, a diverse range of personality types can be observed, from lively to laid-back.

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

Likely More Energy: Likely high level of energetic, boisterous, and/or playful behavior

Possibly Higher Energy: Possibly a high level of energetic, boisterous, and/or playful behavior

Likely Less Energy: Unlikley to have a high level of energetic, boisterous, and/or playful behavior

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.