People have been hunting them for some reason, due to habitat destruction, and also suffers diseases from domestic dogs(such as rabies and distemper).
No
A painted hunting dog is a wild canid, Latin name Lycaon pictus, also known as the African hunting dog.
humans
Yes
An African hunting dog is a breed of wild dog, Latin name Lycaeon pictus, found in Tanzania, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and South Africa.
The African Painted Dog commonly called the African Wild Dog is not extinct. It is endangered due to hunting and motor vehicle collisions. It also catches diseases from domesticated dogs. Habitat loss has also taking a toll on the number of surviving African Wild Dogs in Africa. And your sentence makes no sence.
in the wild
the dogs do have backbones
The answer is probably not
the hunting dog has short, brown/tan and black fur for camouflage in with the backgrounds :)though that for the cape hunting dog or (same breed) the African wild dog
The African wild dog is a carnivore, living and hunting in packs.