This meat is obtained by the pack which goes out to hunt, each member only returning after it has gorged itself on the prey. Being very obedient and subservient towards adult wild dogs and particularly towards their parents, pups respond quickly to any sound uttered by an adult member of the pack. As with all predators, wild dogs help to maintain a numerical balance of species. In other words, if wild dogs were to disappear, other species would multiply unnaturally and create imbalance in nature. This in turn would affect the ecology as a whole.
Wild dogs are useful as cullers of the old, sick, or injured of other species.
They are tense and highly strung animals, uttering high-pitched twittering noises that become almost hysterical cries at times. They are noisier in the early morning and late afternoon and particularly before the hunt. When angry or defensive, they will produce a deep-throated low growl combined with a shrill cry. Form early on, males and females will fight amongst themselves to determine dominance of each sex. Within the pack there is a continual testing of dominance.