Wild dogs kill only for food. They may have a reputation for being cruel, but in fact they kill their prey as swiftly as most other predators. Prey is chased by the pack and smaller animals are pulled down. Larger prey may keep running while the dogs continue to bite and tear at it. In both cases prey dies very quickly, usually from shock or loss of blood.
Wild dogs concentrate on 'easy' prey, mainly the young, sick and old.
At approximately 23 months of age. Each pack has a dominant male and female. During the mating season male's fight vigorously for dominance, but the dominant female will remain the matriarch. Mothers give birth to their young in disused burrows of other animals. To begin with, pups drink milk from their nursing mother, but within a few weeks they begin to eat meat.