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Table 2 Summary of participants’ demographic details

From: “In times of stress, it is good to be with them”: experience of dog owners from a rural district of Sri Lanka

Participant code

Owner's gender

Owner's age

Owner's occupation

Responsibility for pet care

No of dogs

Dog breed

Dog gender

A

F

44

Unemployed

Individual

1

Cocker Spaniel

M

B

F

55

Unemployed

Shared

2

A—Labrador Retriever, B—Pomeranian

M, F

C

F

40

Unemployed

Individual

2

A—Rottweiler, B—Pomeranian

M, M

D

M

61

Retired

Individual

3

Village dogs

F, F, F

E

M

47

Employed

Shared

1

Village dog

M

F

M

52

Employed

Shared

1

German Shepherd

F

G

M

58

Employed

Shared

1

German Shepherd

F

H

F

55

Unemployed

Shared

2

A—German Shepherd, B—Pomeranian

M, M

I

M

53

Retired

Shared

1

German Shepherd

F

J

F

50

Retired

Shared

1

Labrador Retriever

F

K

M

60

Employed

Shared

1

German Shepherd

M

L

F

50

Unemployed

Shared

1

Village dog

M

M

F

43

Unemployed

Shared

2

Village dogs

F, F

N

M

60

Retired

Shared

1

Dalmatian

M

O

F

60

Retired

Shared

1

Village dog

F

P

M

49

Retired

Shared

2

German Shepherds

M, F

Q

F

54

Unemployed

Shared

2

A—Ridgeback, B—Village dog

M, F

R

F

42

Employed

Shared

2

A—Japanese Spitz, B—Pomeranian

M, M

S

M

51

Employed

Shared

3

Rottweilers

M, F, F

T

F

49

Unemployed

Shared

1

Rottweiler

F

U

F

40

Employed

Shared

1

Rottweiler

M

V

M

55

Employed

Shared

3

A—Rottweiler, B—German Shepherd, C—Pomeranian

F, F, F

W

M

62

Employed

Shared

2

Labrador retrievers

F, M

X

F

49

Retired

Shared

3

A—German Shepherd, B—Rottweiler, C—Pomeranian

F, F, F

  1. M Male, F Female