Your Strength or Dexterity score increases by 2.

Canis are quick to mature both physically and emotionally, reaching young adulthood at age 10. They rarely live to be more than 70 years old.

Canis tend toward neutrality, being more focused on survival than concepts of good and evil. A love of personal freedom can drive canis toward chaotic alignments.

Canis range from 5 to almost 7 feet tall, depending on their subrace. Your size is Medium.

Your base walking speed is 30 feet and you have a 5 foot burrowing speed

You have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

You have proficiency with the Perception and the Stealth skill.

You can speak, read, and write Common and one language of your choice.

Once per short rest, they may use an action to use Frightful Howl - Every enemy within 30 feet of the Canis that can hear it must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be frightened until the end of the Canis next turn. A target that successfully saves is immune to the baying of all the Canis bays for the next 24 hours.  DC equals 8 plus your proficiently bonus plus your Wisdom modifier 

Your Wisdom score increases by 1 

Because your claws are natural weapons you can use them to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.