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Separation Urination

Urinates when left alone at night, or during the daytime.

Affected Genes: LRIG3, MSRB3, HMGA2, IGF1, CD36, MITF, ASIP

Inheritance: Complex Inheritance

Variant(canFam6): chr10:2497363, chr10:7930588, chr10:8384178, chr15:41600572, chr15:41619150, chr18:19980308, chr20:21848845, chr24:23045895

General Information: Dogs may urinate due to separation anxiety when distressed about being left alone, especially if they are fully potty trained and the behavior occurs shortly after the owner leaves. Other signs of separation anxiety include digging, chewing, or scratching at doors or windows, howling, barking, or crying, and engaging in destructive chewing or scratching. These behaviors indicate the dog's intense discomfort and anxiety in the owner's absence.

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

Likely: Likely urinates when left alone at night, or during the daytime.

Possible: Possibly urinates when left alone at night, or during daytime.

Not Likely: Unlikely to urinate when left alone at night, or during the daytime.

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.