Assessment of the Factorial Structures of the C-BARQ in Japan.

The article discusses a study that was aimed at assessing the factorial structures of the Canine Behavioral Assessment and Research Questionnaire (C-BARQ) in Japan. It notes that demographic information on dogs in the U.S. and Japan was compared to introduce to Japan this standardized system for evaluating the behavioral traits of dogs. It says such demographic differences as breed and neuter status were found, based on data from questionnaires completed by 11,410 and 734 dog owners respectively in the U.S. and Japan. According to the results, the questionnaire can function effectively as a basic behavioral evaluation system for dogs in Japan.