250 adult female beagles were tested for emotional display late in adult life after having been exposed or sham exposed to X-irradiation at 10 to 12 mo. of age. The control dogs were interspersed in pens among experimentals. Emotional display was stimulated by the presentation of a person relatively strange to the kennel area. The dogs' responses were classified as “friendly,” “wary,” “aggressive” or “staying.” No significant differences were obtained in the comparison of experimental and control groups in regard to frequency of dogs falling within each of the behavioral categories.
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