Stats

Lifespan

10-13 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Cathemeral

Social

Pack

Biome

Human settlement

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Running

Breeding

Live birth

Defense

Speed

Status

Common

About

A small toy breed best known for its hairless variety, which has smooth skin except for tufts on the head, tail, and feet; a coated 'Powderpuff' variant occurs in the same litters carrying a recessive gene. Lacking fur, the hairless variety is prone to sunburn and often wears protective clothing outdoors.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   newborn pup

   A blind newborn pup nurses and sleeps, completely dependent on its mother.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A weaned pup wrestles with littermates, learns its place in the pack, and starts eating meat.
3. 3.
   adolescent

   An adolescent canid reaches near-adult size with long legs and a thinner coat, learning to hunt cooperatively.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown and hunting alongside the pack.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Carnivora

Family

Canidae

Genus

Canis

Species

Canis familiaris