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Dog Fear

Dogs that are more aggressive might exhibit threatening or aggressive responses
when approached directly by unfamiliar
dogs

Affected Genes: LRIG3, HMGA2, ANGPT1, CD36, IGFBP2

Inheritance: Complex Inheritance

Variant(canFam6):
chr10:2497363,
chr10:8384178,
chr13:8333381,
chr18:19980308,
chr34:22645202

General Information: The most prevalent form of aggression in dogs is driven by fear or anxiety. While some aggressive behaviors manifest early in life, within the first 3 to 4 months, others are more likely to emerge during adolescence or social maturity.

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

Likely More Aggressive: Likely to exhibit threatening or aggressive responses when approached directly by unfamiliar dogs

Possibly More Aggressive: Possible to exhibit threatening or aggressive responses when approached directly by unfamiliar dogs

Likely Less Aggressive: Unlikely to exhibit threatening or aggressive responses when approached directly by unfamiliar dogs

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.