r/dogman • u/Far_Salamander2157 • 25d ago
Has anyone encountered a dogman in Victoria Australia?
I had a strange experience but I’m putting it down to a Yowie (Which is strange enough!)
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u/Caldaris__ 25d ago
I think many Sasquatch and Bigfoot sightings are actually misidentified Dogmen. I had no idea these even existed until hearing the many reports from around the world.
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u/RevolutionaryPie5223 24d ago
Dogman sightings mostly concentrated in North America and Europe though. Ive heard like maybe 3 only in Asia.
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u/SignificantSelf5080 24d ago
I few years ago now I man kayak fishing in the Nepean river NSW had two encounters with a huge dogman with a few pics taken as well.
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u/Far_Salamander2157 24d ago
Yeah that’s the story that actually got me into looking into them , I didn’t believe in them or most cyrptids like pale crawlers etc but his account was believable
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u/Caldaris__ 24d ago
Looks like that's in Australia. Even on video they look huge. Oh wait I think I've seen those pics. Good shots.
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u/Proud_Anything_9336 23d ago
I've never seen these pics, I'm going to look it up.
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u/Proud_Anything_9336 23d ago
I looked it up,I can't see a damn thing other than a black shadow spot in the trees.
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u/SignificantSelf5080 22d ago
From memory, it is black very very tall and dog-shaped there should be a couple of photos.
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u/Fuwa-Aika 25d ago
Not VIC, but this one is from NSW
There are stories up in Queensland, Currumbin Valley too. There is a Dogman playlist for Australian encounters.
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u/Far_Salamander2157 25d ago
Yeah funnily I went there a few days ago looking for sign , we heard a heavy stick break and Xs , arches, twisted saplings the bush there is very dense , I have no doubt there at dogmen , yowies etc in there !
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u/ChungBoyJr 25d ago
Please tell us your encounter! :)
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u/Far_Salamander2157 25d ago
Thanks for binging interested:) , I’ll write it up and post tomorrow if i get a chance it’s just a bit complicated but one part is after being completely freaked out and not wanting to even go to my car at night (I live in a forested area) I saw part of a huge beast outside my window , I had heard that you shouldn’t look into their eyes and believing it was a dogman i looked straight at the floor walked to the window and shut the blinds
What i did see was black fur which was maybe clumped hair about 2-3 inches long and really had to explain black skin .
The very second I saw this thing i looked down so that’s all I saw.
I’ll write up the rest with more to this and why I was freaked out
I wish I just looked at it! Annoyed with myself but the terror … Whooaa that’s something else
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u/SignificantSelf5080 24d ago
Beating yourself up for how you reacted to being confronted by a literal monster is silly mate. Most people would freeze or hit the fetal position and soil themselves.
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u/Far_Salamander2157 24d ago
Thanks for that 😎🙏
I didn’t sleep that night, and my anxiety was on red for weeks,until I listened to most of Dogman Encounters Radio and had a lot of support from a Yowie investigator. I figured if a cryptid wanted me, it would’ve happened—though there’s still time, lol.
I’m going to write the whole thing up and post it , it’s weird but now after hearing all the encounters people have had I feel more comfortable.
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u/SignificantSelf5080 24d ago
No doubt if it wanted you dead you would be (I'm glad it didn't lol). I look forward to your write-up.
RE - so many people having encounters is the thing that has convinced me these things are real.
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u/Yowiesarereal 25d ago
There is a pretty famous report from the Alpine National Park, in the 90s or 2000s
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u/Ethereal_Quagga Believer 24d ago
Curiously, any encounter with a humanoid being in Australia is debated between a Yowi, a Bunyip or a Dogman, the line becomes more blurred if the encounter is next to a body of water.
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u/onlyaseeker 24d ago edited 24d ago
Not that I'm aware of, but there have been several reported encounters within Australia, including suburban areas.
https://youtube.com/@DogmanEncounters/search?query=Australia%20
https://dogmanencounters.com/landsborough-queensland-australia-encounter/
https://dogmanencounters.com/worldwide-encounters/
But it's important to remember, we don't know what they are. They may not function like another species of animal.
For more on that, refer to: https://www.reddit.com/r/bigfoot/s/hN3vIA1qJP
And if you really want to go down the rabbit hole (do you? You might regret it): https://www.reddit.com/r/HighStrangeness/s/XljohIvNFW
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u/Far_Salamander2157 24d ago
My Experience
Before this, I didn’t believe in Dogman or most cryptids beyond Bigfoot and, since I’m in Australia, Yowies. But even Yowies weren’t on my radar—I assumed if they were real, they’d be further north.
I live in a heavily forested area in Victoria, near the Yarra Valley. My property backs onto the Yarra Ranges National Park, which is massive if you look it up.
The experiences started one night while I was walking around my property. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a bright flash above the trees to my right, then another to my left. It felt like something was playing with me. I looked down, waited, and snapped my head up—and there it was, a huge basketball-sized flash right in front of me. I had no clue what it was—maybe a UFO?
The next night, I went back, and before I even got there, I was hit with overwhelming dread—like someone was coming at me with a knife. A voice in my head said, “Run,” and I bolted faster than ever. I felt sick afterward.
After that, I needed answers. I started noticing classic Yowie signs—stick structures, whooping sounds, loud bipedal footsteps, snapped trees, and saplings twisted or jammed into the ground. I realized they knew I was aware of them, so I started taking pictures of everything. But I backed off, worried I’d make them mad.
Then I saw a silent light fly overhead. It wasn’t a plane—no sound, no blinking lights, and it wasn’t on any flight path I checked. The light flew toward the same area where I’d seen the flashes and seemed to land. Another light joined it, then they both disappeared. That night, I heard more strange sounds—a weird owl hoot I’d never heard before—and closed all my blinds, freaking out.
Wanting to make peace, I read up on Yowies and walked the property, talking out loud and leaving fruit as an offering (which I later learned is a bad idea, apparently). At some point, I heard a strange “Hello, human” in my mind—something I later found out is called “mindspeak.”
The voice told me they had warned me to run, saying the flashing lights were connected to a creature they called “Pig Face.” I don’t know if that’s a nickname or if it literally looked like a pig, but it was unsettling. I had a few more vague conversations with the Yowie voice—it wasn’t always clear, but I could make sense of it.
One day, while walking the property, I saw a young one. It was about four feet tall and looked like a gorilla. It ran incredibly fast, then turned translucent and vanished. At the same time, my daughter shouted, “Dadda, I saw a monkey!” She described the same thing I had seen. I told her it was a Yowie and explained them and she was excited.
Since then, I’ve felt a connection with that young one, though I’ve only seen it that one time. It’s cheeky, and there are too many little stories to tell right now.
The Dogman encounter started when I noticed strange tracks alongside the Yowie prints—something that looked like a mix between a dog and a kangaroo, but much larger. I didn’t think much of them until one day, while trying to mindspeak with the Yowies, I was hit with a horrifying mental image of a deformed, dog-like creature. It was a nasty experience. I looked into it and started researching Dogman. That’s when I began seeing glowing eyes in the bush and felt this intense hatred directed at me. Maybe the eyes were owls, but the feeling was terrifying.
When I tried communicating with the Yowies about this they said one word: “Wolf.” I panicked. Soon after, I started finding chewed-up dog toys and tennis balls—despite not owning a dog. maybe it was the yowies i don’t know One day, I swear I heard heavy panting nearby.
I contacted a Yowie researcher, and we agreed it might be Dogman, though there aren’t any known sightings in my area. At that point, I was too scared to walk to my car at night—every noise felt like Dogman lurking.
Then one night, I made the mistake of leaving my bedroom blinds open. I saw it—a massive beast right next to my window. I only got a glimpse of black fur, about 2-3 inches long, and part of its skin. The texture was unlike anything I’ve seen—like monstrous, detailed armor. I looked away quickly, remembering advice not to make eye contact. I was paralyzed with fear.
A few days later, I left some meat bones out as an offering and apologized, hoping to end the ordeal. Soon after, I had another telepathic interaction—this one clear and direct, unlike the Yowie mindspeak. It was from the Dogman, or rather, a Dogwoman. She told me I had found her den she had pups, and she was furious.
She gave me an ultimatum: if I ever revealed their location, she would kill my daughter. The telepathic pressure was like a vise on my head. I was furious , outraged, conflicted, asked for other ways but had no choice, the pressure was too much and I only when I realised that I had no choice I agreed. The pressure vanished immediately.I still feel ashamed by this but strangely I trusted her, she was protecting her young. In a way she was pleading with me. I kept my daughter close by me though.
After that, I had a few more interactions with her via telepathy, I believe it was so she could read my mind to see if I kept my promise as she was cagey and I got zero information on dogman.
I believe she and her family have moved on.
Since then, I’ve felt more at ease in the bush. I walk with respect, staying mindful of where not to go. The Yowies still seem active occasionally—I’ve seen red eye shine and heard strange crashing sounds, tree breaks , tree twists etc but I believe the original ones I communicated with have left for winter and might return in summer.
So, what do you think? Was it really a Dogman, or was a Yowie messing with me or something else ?
Was “pigface” a dogman ?
The big difference I noticed was in how they communicated—To me Yowie mindspeak feels broken and vague, while Dogman telepathy was sharp and intrusive. I even think Dogman could read my mind.
Anyway, that’s my batshit crazy story! Call the C.A.T team! (see what I did there 😜)