I remember there was an adjective for this kind of dogs, but I forgot what it was. It sounds like "scavenge", but it doesn't start by "s". I have the word on the tip of my tongue, but I can't remember it. A dog without a owner roaming the streets.
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The most common way to refer to this would be stray dog--a dog without an owner, whether because it got lost, was abandoned, etc.
You might also see feral, but that would imply a dog that was born wild and not ever accustomed to humans.