There are already canine civilizations in embryonic form. It's called wolf packs. If their intelligence were greater their civilizations likely be more complex. Crows have greater intelligence than wolves, in fact they are the equivalent to chimpanze's.

Yes, they do have civilizations. The flock. They do have a language and they do have an oral tradition from one generation to the next. In many ways Crows are similar to what humans were fifty thousand years ago. They are tool users also, moreso than Chimps. They even make their own tools to the extent that they can with their limited ability to manipulate.

If Crows were to be genetically engineered to have arm-hand-thumbs the potential would be interesting.

I'm fascinated by the potential. I write about it at @everittdmickey and publish sci-fi books
speculating about the myriad possibilities.
Visit sometime.