feral dogs
Untamed street hounds
Feral dogs are domestic dogs that have returned to a wild state, living independently of humans.
Unlike stray dogs, which may have recently lost their homes, feral dogs have typically been born in the wild or abandoned long enough to lose socialization with people.
They often form packs and can pose threats to livestock or wildlife: Feral dogs have been attacking sheep in the area.
- strayWander from course
- packGroup or compress
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
- wild animalsUndomesticated fauna
- running wildUncontrolled and free-ranging
howling · scavengers · rabid · mangy · roaming · strays · snarling · hunting · abandoned · untamed · mongrels · prowling · territorial · biting · scrounging · food scraps · flea-bitten · nocturnal
- dogsbeagle, bulldog, boxer, collie, poodle
- wild animalslion, tiger, elephant, bear, wolf
- feral animalswild horses, wild pigs, wild boar, wild boars, wild goats
- pestsants, ant, bugs, cockroach, cockroaches
- ranch pestsflies, ticks, lice, mites, stable flies
- urban naturepigeon, pigeons, sparrow, sparrows, squirrel
feral dogshouse dogs
Canines kept as pets
companion dogs · pets · lap dogs · show dogs · service dogs
feral dogswolves
Wild pack canines
dingoes · African wild dogs · jackals · gray wolves · coyotes