DTCP 030 - Dogman on the Backroads

Across rural Canada, a strange figure has been reported for decades..seen not in fleeting glimpses, but in encounters that linger. Drivers on empty highways. Hunters deep in the bush. Hikers, ranchers, and people who know the land well.

In this episode of Down the Crooked Path, Amanda Joy explores the long history of Dogman sightings across Canada, tracing reports that span generations and regions. Despite distance and time, the descriptions remain strikingly consistent: a tall, upright figure with a distinctly canine outline, moving with purpose and intelligence.

We examine regional clusters where sightings repeat again and again, raising questions about why certain landscapes seem to hold these stories. We also look to Indigenous perspectives, where long-standing teachings speak of shape-shifting or boundary-crossing beings..entities that exist between worlds, forms, and rules.

Is Dogman a misidentified animal, a shared psychological pattern, or something rooted far deeper in place and memory?

As always, this episode isn’t about proving what Dogman is 
 it’s about listening to who is seeing it, where, and why these stories refuse to fade.

Turn down the lights, trust the witnesses, and come with us down the crooked path.

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Edited by Kyle McDonnell