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Caninekin is a subcategory of Otherkin wherein an individual identifies as a canine, or a member of the canine/dog family. Identifying as a canine could include, but not be limited to, spiritually believing you have the soul of a canine or were reincarnated into a canine in a past life, identifying as a canine to cope with mental illnesses, or believing you aren't inherently human. Caninekin may feel supernumerary phantom limbs relating to their kintype, such as the feeling of a "phantom" or "astral" muzzle, paws, ears, tail, or other body parts canines may have.
Caninekin includes domestic dogs, wolves, coyotes, foxes, jackals, dingoes, and other extinct and living species. Canines are mostly carnivores but may occasionally eat plants or fruits depending on the species.
Types of Canines[]
Vulpini[]
Vulpini is the tribe of the foxes, or vulpines. This includes the bat-eared fox, raccoon dog, fennec fox, Blanford's fox, Cape fox, red fox, Ruppell's fox, corsac fox, Tibetan sand fox, kit fox, and arctic fox. Foxes are some of the most common kintypes and theriotypes in alterhuman spaces.
Canini[]
Canini is the tribe of wolves, dogs, coyotes, jackals, dingoes, and the rest of the foxes. It consists of the Cerdocyonina sub-tribe and the Canina sub-tribe. Wolves, dogs, and coyotes are also common kintypes and theriotypes.
Cerdocyonina[]
Cerdocyonina is a tribe including the bush dog, maned wolf, Falkland islands fox, hoary fox, Peruvian desert fox, Darwin's fox, pampas fox, South American grey fox, Andean fox, crab-eating fox, and short-eared dog.
Canina[]
Canina is a tribe including the domestic dog, grey wolf, coyote, African golden wolf, Ethiopian wolf, Eurasian golden jackal, Asiatic wild dog, African wild dog, black-striped jackal, and side-striped jackal. Dingoes belong to the same species as domestic dogs.
Urocyon[]
Urocyon is a genus of two living species; the grey fox and the island fox. They are both adept climbers. The island fox is a slightly smaller dwarf cousin of the grey fox.