Table 3 Summary of 69 questionnaires from Rizha and Eduoma villages, Shiqu County, Sichuan, China, between 2015–2017
Subjects in the questionnaire | Sampling village | Dog status | No. of owned dogs (No. of households) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |||
Number of dogs recorded (n = 84) | Rizha |  | 14 (11) | – | 16 (12) |
Eduoma |  | – | 31 (27) | 23 (19) | |
Sex (n = 71) | Rizha | Male | 11 (10) | Â | 13 (11) |
Female | 1 (1) | Â | 1 (1) | ||
Eduoma | Male | Â | 20 (20) | 15 (14) | |
Female | Â | 7 (7) | 3 (3) | ||
Roaming behavior (n = 73) | Rizha | Leashed | 13 (10) | – | 14 (12) |
Night free | 1 (1) | – | 0 | ||
Unleashed | 0 | – | 0 | ||
Eduoma | Leashed | – | 21 (21) | 20 (18) | |
Night free | – | 4 (4) | 0 | ||
Unleashed | – | 0 | 0 | ||
Deworming frequency (n = 67) | Rizha | Monthly | – | – | 13 (11) |
Irregular | 5 (4) | – | 1 (1) | ||
Never | 6 (5) | – | 0 | ||
Eduoma | Monthly | – | 23 (23) | 17 (15) | |
Irregular | – | 2 (2) | 0 | ||
Never | – | 0 | 0 | ||
Feeding habits (n = 84) | Rizha | Human food | 14 (11) | – | 16 (12) |
Viscera | 0 | – | 0 | ||
Eduoma | Human food | – | 31 (27) | 23 (19) | |
Viscera | – | 5 (3) | 4 (3) | ||