It is possible that the habit of calling the dingo only dog (not wild dog) in colloquial language indicates a form of familiarity or debasing.
en.wikipedia.org Other wild animals found are leopard, sloth bear, wild dog, porcupine, jungle cat, fox, striped hyena, gaur, chowsingha and barking deer.
en.wikipedia.org You could chance upon a leopard, a tiger or an elephant, a sloth bear, a bison or a wild dog at any given time.
www.thehindu.com Mentally sound and emotionally secure ones should normally not show the soft submissive temperament seen in lap dogs.
en.wikipedia.org The household form causes mischief and things to disappear, milk to sour, and dogs to go lame.
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