Thank you for pointing this out. We define SRB in the opening lines of the Introduction (45-50), however you are right that in places the terms can get confusing. Section 3.7.3. details behaviours owners reported as associated with separation, that are not what class as SRBs. Those were names ‘other’ separation behaviour but this has now been clarified, hopefully, by remaining the section ‘Other’ separation-linked behaviour, and then in the text it is now stated they are not SRBs. The term ‘separation anxiety’ was used in the introduction where it referenced a study that used that specific term. This has now been put into quote marks to be clear it is their term, not ours. The one mention of separation-distress has also now been changed.
Seems a comparison between SRB- (baseline) → SRB + (post lockdown) and SRB + (baseline) → SRB- (post lockdown) dogs is critical and missing.