The Michigan Dogman was a magical creature that was reported to live in the state of Michigan in the United States.[1]
History[]
In 1926, Transfiguration Today ran a story about how this creature had recently been "exposed", possibly indicating that conclusive proof of its existence had been found or that it had been proven to be a hoax.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
- The Michigan Dogman is a real-world cryptid. It was reportedly first sighted in 1887 in Wexford County, Michigan, and is said to be a seven-foot-tall, bipedal dog-like creature with a human torso.[2]
- Going by its real-life description, and assuming "exposed" did mean it existed in the Harry Potter universe, the Dogman may have been a wizard stuck in a hybrid form because of a failed Human Transfiguration spell or perhaps an Animagus transformation. Either of these would explain why the creature would have been relevant to Transfiguration Today. Alternately, it may possibly have been a Werewolf and the effects of the transformation made it of interest.
Appearances[]
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film) (First mentioned) (Mentioned on a magazine cover)
