Canines, often referred to as dogs or hounds, represented a group of non-sentient, omnivorous, and typically quadrupedal (though occasionally hexapedal) species belonging to the canine family, distributed across the galaxy. A specific example includes the akk dog, native to Anoat. Another example is the Begamor two-headed dog, which resided on the planet Begamor.
Furthermore, the word "dog" had another usage as a derogatory expression. In the heat of the First Battle of Geonosis, when C-3PO's head was briefly connected to a B1-series battle droid's chassis, he exclaimed, "Die, Jedi dogs!". Moreover, Luke Skywalker employed the expression "wet dog" to characterize a particular scent he encountered while present on Kupoh.