Whip-hound

The whip-hound was a small predatory canine that occurred on Wayland.

Description
Whip-hounds usually had a smooth coat of fur that was black with cream and tan compliments. Apart from their extremely sharp teeth and claws, whip-hounds had a small, sharp cartilage appendage (possibly the result of genetic modification) at the end of their tails, with which they could inflict precise and deadly wounds; these wounds, if survived, often invited a fatal infection. Hunting in packs of up to a dozen, whip-hounds were very alert and fast, and were extremely adept at traversing rigid or uneven terrain as they inhabited the higher parts of Wayland's stony mountains. Despite being naturally accustomed to pack-hunting with others of their kind, it was possible to tame a whip-hound as a companion or even a fighting animal if honed from a young age.

It was illegal to own a whip-hound as per the Galactic Senate's ban on owning any predatory or otherwise potentially dangerous creature, including canines, as a pet in Republic space. Nonetheless, black market whip-hounds were a popular pet among crime lords and were frequently purchased to fight in pit fights; some hunters on backwater worlds also sought out whip-hounds for their exceptional tracking skills, and farmers on Wayland trained them to eliminate pests.