Data for: Demographics and Comorbidity of Behavior Problems in Dogs

Periodic canine population studies establish essential frames of reference for analyzing trends in demographics and the prevalence of problematic behaviors. In this study, we hosted a public, online questionnaire to capture up-to-date demographic and behavior problem metrics. Surveyed problematic behaviors include fear/anxiety, aggression, jumping, excessive barking, coprophagia, compulsion, house soiling, rolling in repulsive materials, overactivity/hyperactivity, destructive behavior, running away/escaping, and mounting/humping. A total of 3201 dog owners submitted information about 5018 dogs, spanning mixed and pure breeds. Males and female dogs were equally represented; a majority of which were neutered. The prevalence of canine behavior problems was 85% in the unbiased, filtered results. We found gender, neuter status, origin, and lineage to have a notable effect on the prevalence of behavior problems. We also found age, neutered status, origin, and lineage to have a notable effect on the number of behavior problems per dog. Owners were asked to provide details of any behavior problem they reported such as intensity, frequency and situation in which the behavior problem occurred. We examined the problematic behaviors in terms of their overall prevalence, and characteristics, and computed correlations between the various behavior problems.

This dataset includes:
- The raw data.
- The data dictionary to interpret the raw data.
- A link the GitHub repository where analysis was performed.

Change Log:
- Version 1 (28 Nov 2018)
- Initial release.
- Version 2 (1 Aug 2019)
- Fixed broken link to related software repository.
- Version 3 (26 Sep 2019)
- Fixed broken link to related software repository.
- Version 4 (23 Jan 2022)
- Added change log to Mendeley Data description.
- Fixed broken link to related software repository.

周期性的犬类种群研究为分析人口统计学趋势及问题行为的流行率提供了不可或缺的参考框架。在本研究中，我们举办了一次公开的在线问卷调查，以收集最新的人口统计学和行为问题指标。调查中涉及的问题行为包括恐惧/焦虑、攻击性、跳跃、过度吠叫、食粪、强迫症、室内排泄、滚爬于令人厌恶的物质、过度活跃/多动、破坏性行为、逃跑/逃离、以及骑跨/顶撞。共计3201位犬主提交了关于5018只犬的信息，涉及混合和纯种犬。雄性和雌性犬的比例相等；其中大多数已绝育。在无偏见的过滤结果中，犬类行为问题的流行率为85%。我们发现性别、绝育状态、起源和血统对行为问题的流行率具有显著影响。我们还发现年龄、绝育状态、起源和血统对每只犬行为问题数量具有显著影响。我们要求犬主提供他们报告的任何行为问题的详细信息，例如强度、频率以及行为问题发生的情况。我们考察了问题行为在整体流行率、特征方面的表现，并计算了各种行为问题之间的相关性。

本数据集包括：
- 原始数据。
- 解释原始数据的资料字典。
- 分析所执行的GitHub仓库链接。

变更日志：
- 版本 1（2018年11月28日）：初始发布。
- 版本 2（2019年8月1日）：修复了指向相关软件仓库的损坏链接。
- 版本 3（2019年9月26日）：修复了指向相关软件仓库的损坏链接。
- 版本 4（2022年1月23日）：将变更日志添加至Mendeley数据描述中；修复了指向相关软件仓库的损坏链接。