Your Strength or Dexterity score increases by 1.

Caniden reaches maturity at 15. The oldest ones live to be anywhere between 60 and 70 year old

Caniden loves their pack and would do anything to protect it. Then tend toward lawful good, but chaotic good canidens are not uncommon.

Caniden are usually over 6 feet tall and weigh between 230 and 280 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Your base walking speed is 30 feet

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 in the Perception skill. As a bonus action, you can discern all smells and their exact origin within a 60ft radius.

You can cast Speak with Animal an unlimited number of times with this trait, but you can only target canines with it.

Your powerful jaws are natural melee weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal piercing damage equal to 1d6 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

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