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Dogman reports from the 1980s

45 cases, best-documented first. Page 1 of 1.

We map claims, not creatures. A case is what some source says someone saw or heard, with the link to that source. It is not proof that anything was there, and a retelling counts once, not as a second sighting.

  1. Dogman · Weatherford, Texas · 1982

    Weatherford, Texas1 independent source

    Witness reports hearing footsteps and seeing a large bipedal creature with wide shoulders and no neck near a creek before it leaped over a hill.

  2. Dogman · Dallas, Texas · 1983

    Dallas, Texas1 independent source

    Witness reports seeing a tall, hairy creature with huge shoulders and raccoon-like hands that ran across a dirt road on all fours in 1983 near Dallas.

  3. Dogman · Cleveland County, North Carolina · 1980s

    Cleveland County, North Carolina1 independent source

    Witness and cousin report seeing a man-sized wolf-man wearing clothes in a backyard in the early 1980s.

  4. Dogman · City of Red Deer, Alberta · 1980s

    City of Red Deer, Alberta1 independent source

    Witness reports a huge creature with a dog's head and human-like body entered their bedroom on a military base, sniffed them, and displayed a blue badge in its ear.

  5. Dogman · Steuben County, New York · 1988

    Steuben County, New York1 independent source

    Witness reports seeing a massive wolf-like head with orange eyes appear in her bedroom doorway while she was sick at age five.

  6. Dogman · Fort Stockton, Texas · 1980s

    Fort Stockton, Texas1 independent source

    Witness reports seeing glowing blue balls of light from a window while playing in her grandparents' front yard at age six.

  7. Dogman · Pepperell, Massachusetts · 1985

    Pepperell, Massachusetts1 independent source

    Three friends in a car encounter a huge, furry creature that jumps on their vehicle roof and attacks it before fleeing.

  8. Dogman · Flagstaff, Arizona · 1989

    Flagstaff, Arizona1 independent source

    The narrator claims he killed a dog man north and east of Flagstaff in '89, an event overheard by three men who later confronted him about hunting the creature.

  9. Dogman · Grand Rivers, Kentucky · 1988

    Grand Rivers, Kentucky1 independent source

    The narrator reports encountering the beast at their aunt's home in Grand Rivers during a hot July evening in 1988.

  10. Dogman · Lincoln County, Tennessee · 1981

    Lincoln County, Tennessee1 independent source

    Witness reports hearing noises and smelling an odd odor near a lumber company at night, then encountering a 13-foot tall creature with glowing red eyes that shook the ground when it stepped.

  11. Dogman · Denton, Texas · 1983

    Denton, Texas1 independent source

    Witness reports seeing a tall, muscular, hairy bipedal creature with a dog-like face walking near his house and leaving large prints.

  12. Dogman · Gold Coast, Queensland · 1985

    Gold Coast, Queensland1 independent source

    Witness reports seeing a tall creature with glowing eyes and long straight up ears while walking home from a nightclub in 1985.

  13. Dogman · Orange County, North Carolina · 1982

    Orange County, North Carolina1 independent source

    Witness reports seeing a shapeshifting creature that morphed from a chimpanzee into a tall, dog-like humanoid with red eyes and drooling mouth before leaping away.

  14. Dogman · Tuscola County, Michigan · 1980s

    Tuscola County, Michigan1 independent source

    Witness and a friend saw a huge creature with glowing green eyes standing in the middle of the road.

  15. Dogman · Batesville, Ohio · 1988

    Batesville, Ohio1 independent source

    A police officer reports hearing a heavy crashing sound and a scream identical to BFRO recordings while hunting near Batesville in 1988.

  16. Dogman · Fort Carson, Colorado · 1986

    Fort Carson, Colorado1 independent source

    A Marine witness reports encountering a 6.5-foot tall, light brown furred humanoid with fox-like ears and large black eyes during a night patrol.

  17. Dogman · Cherokee County, North Carolina · 1980s

    Cherokee County, North Carolina1 independent source

    Witness reports waking up in the middle of the night to see a hunched creature peering into their window from outside.

  18. Dogman · New Jersey · 1989

    New Jersey1 independent source

    The speaker reports a first encounter with a dogman creature named [name] in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey in 1989.

  19. Dogman · 1980s

    location unknown1 independent source

    Witness reports worrying about a dog man encounter during opening day in the early 80s and later describing its physical appearance as having muscular legs and smoky grit fur.

  20. Dogman · 1980s

    location unknown1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a creature that morphed from a chimpanzee to a big dog man creature and fled when she prayed.

  21. Dogman · 1980s

    location unknown1 independent source

    Witness reports a six-foot, skin-toned, Pit Bull-headed creature pushed off a tree and landed on him while squirrel hunting.

  22. Dogman · Florida · 1980

    Florida1 independent source

    Witness reports hearing howling and seeing a large dark creature move through bushes near train tracks in southwest Florida.

  23. Dogman · 1980s

    location unknown1 independent source

    Witness reports seeing a creature at a swimming hole about five miles from their house, noting its thick neck and shoulders.

  24. Dogman · 1980s

    location unknown1 independent source

    Witness reports encountering a bipedal creature with a pit-bull-like head that charged him before veering away after he raised his shotgun.

  25. Dogman · 1983

    location unknown1 independent source

    Witness reports walking into a huge werewolf in the woods in August 1983.

  26. Dogman · 1980s

    location unknown1 independent source

    Witness reports a large, intelligent creature with raspy breath and an intelligent smile entered their bedroom, observed them, hid from their mother, and jumped out the window at super speed.

  27. Dogman · Ohio · 1983

    Ohio1 independent source

    Witness reports hearing a beast climbing a tree outside their window with claws digging into the bark, followed by it jumping into a cornfield leaving large dog prints.

  28. Dogman · 1986

    location unknown1 independent source

    Witness heard a growl while collecting money on School Street and saw a huge, muscular, black, well-groomed creature with a mane standing on the road.

  29. Dogman · Morgan County, Missouri · 1981

    Morgan County, Missouri1 independent source

    Witness and her husband heard a large man breathing, grunting, and stomping inside their cave shelter during an overnight trip.

  30. Dogman · Lauderdale County, Tennessee · 1981

    Lauderdale County, Tennessee1 independent source

    Witness reports two dog men attacked and killed two bicyclists at a campground in Tennessee.

  31. Dogman · Highland, West Virginia · 1980s

    Highland, West Virginia1 independent source

    Witness's uncle reports a large hairy humanoid with glowing eyes and a stench of decay attacking his cabin in West Virginia.

  32. Dogman · Santa Fe, New Mexico · 1987

    Santa Fe, New Mexico1 independent source

    Witness reports her ex-husband saw a creature with a human body and dog head standing on hind legs in the road.

  33. Dogman · Panamá, Provincia de Panamá · 1980s

    Panamá, Provincia de Panamá1 independent source

    A man stationed in Panama during the Noriega era reports seeing multiple entities during a time of extreme evil and death.

  34. Dogman · San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí · 1980s

    San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí1 independent source

    The narrator's uncle reports seeing a creature with a dog's head on a human body that spoke to him and caused him to pass out.

  35. Dogman · 1987

    location unknown1 independent source

    The narrator mentions a 1987 violent transformation at a police station requiring restraint by officers.

  36. Dogman · Connecticut · 1989

    Connecticut1 independent source

    Witness reports that [name] underwent an exorcism in 1989 where he reportedly took on a werewolf-like appearance with a contorted face and clawed hands.

  37. Dogman · 1983

    location unknown1 independent source

    The narrator describes [name]'s 1983 hospital episode where he bit a nurse and went on a rampage.

  38. Dogman · 1980

    location unknown1 independent source

    Witness and brother stake out the yard and see a Shetland pony-sized black creature scale a cinder block wall.

  39. Dogman · 1980s

    location unknown1 independent source

    Two uncles report seeing a puma-like creature that stood on its hind legs and ran across the road during a candy bar fundraiser.

  40. Dogman · 1986

    location unknown1 independent source

    Witness reports that he and [name] saw a creature resembling the werewolf from the film The Howling in the UK in 1986.

  41. Dogman · Connecticut · 1987

    Connecticut1 independent source

    A man in Connecticut reported a Dogman encounter in 1987 that the witness found on a podcast.

  42. Dogman · 1980

    location unknown1 independent source

    Witness's brother reports finding a massive, hairy, dog-like creature with a human arm lying in the road near train tracks.

  43. Dogman · 1987

    location unknown1 independent source

    Witness reports hearing about a man and his brother being chased out of a forest in the UK by a big black creature.

  44. Dogman · Western Australia, Australia · 1988

    Western Australia, Australia1 independent source

    Witness reports seeing a werewolf-like creature in Western Australia 36 years prior and choosing not to report it due to lack of trauma or injury.

  45. Dogman · Connecticut · 1989

    Connecticut1 independent source

    The narrator describes [name] undergoing an exorcism in Connecticut in 1989 where he reportedly took on a different appearance.