Terrier dogs...

[Phfat]

Why do those little terriers that are used for tracking always seem to voraciously attack the rear end of shot animals?

 

[mark-hunter]

True indeed! Good question!
Not specific to terriers only, I have seen other species of dogs used for drives and tracking, attacking the rear end of shot boars in European driven hunts.

Lions do too.
I think the pain immobilizes the prey animals, and predators know this within their genetic predator program.

 

[Adipose]

I have been pretty impressed over the years at what these dogs are capable of. I have watched them track an animal in the brush and if the animal is dead the dog does not bark, if the animal is still alive they start barking making you aware. I have also watched a group of anywhere from 2-4 dogs find a live animal and keep it at bay until the hunter arrives and puts it down. I have seen them lick the blood and bite the animal, but never doing any damage and backing off when the owner calls them off. What amazing little dogs and tough!