Ferrazid hounds were extremely territorial animals native to the planet Taris

Taris Planet

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Millennia before the Cold War

The Cold War Event Cold War (3653BBY - 3642BBY)

, before Taris became a city-world - and long before that city was destroyed - ferrazid hounds lived in the planet's jungles and swamps, hunting birds and lizards and roaming in small packs.
When Taris became an urban environment, ferrazids were believed extinct - the population wiped out, with only a few specimens preserved in zoos.
When the Republic returned

Taris Resettlement Initiative Event Cold War (3653BBY - 3642BBY)

to the ruins of Taris, explorers found the ferrazid hound population robust and recovered.