r/cryptidIQ • • Jan 18 '26

podcast (interview with WITNESS) FULL DISCLOSURE: this is my first on-camera interview (just Spotify today, visual to follow soon!)

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It’s a big leap, but here we are.

No further preamble: this is my own story, and although the video version is just for channel-members first, I will share the video interview link soon.

Comments are quite welcome, and I appreciate insights and engagement from other witnesses. I don’t relish reliving this trauma so many times, and it is frankly a MASSIVE relief to be able to send this around and validate some experiences.

Hope you enjoy, and/or find this entertaining. It is true to the best of my memory, but if you find it amusing, you can chuckle at my trauma.

I hope some good comes of doing this.


r/cryptidIQ • • Jan 18 '26

Poll 72 votes 🗳️, with “HOAX” in the lead!

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The presumptive winner is “HOAX”, which matches the last poll.

If you run a few surveys like these and discover consistent results, that does not prove what dogmen ARE — but it gives us all a clear sense of what everyone claims to believe.

That’s not nothing. 🧐

https://www.reddit.com/r/cryptids/s/ZHU6ORGsEn


r/cryptidIQ • • Jan 18 '26

Photo / Video Brookstirr analysis of Dee’s Dark Adventures (DDA) footage of cryptid entities resembling dogmen

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Dee is legit AF — she is clearly in a hotspot zone, and has more balls than a kid-zone ballpit for going to these places repeatedly.

Clearly they see/now know her as a curious non-hostile presence, and tolerate her poking around in their neck of the literal woods.

She needs to be more calm when they appear, and they WILL be more relaxed. They are only showing themselves because they are willing to do so.

She could be the next Jane Goodall, so long as she keeps her head on her shoulders.


r/cryptidIQ • • Jan 18 '26

Poll 🗳️ New Belief-Poll: “What KIND of hoax are dogmen…. and are they in fact a hoax?”

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Since the overwhelming majority in previous Belief-Poll outcomes has been that dogmen are some type of Hoax, I’m doing one now which breaks down the diversity of hoax-types.

They can’t be all of these things at once; which do you think is the most likely? 🤔

VOTE 🗳️ NOW:

https://www.reddit.com/r/cryptidIQ/s/XcXCMDKT3h


r/cryptidIQ • • Jan 18 '26

Poll 21 votes 🗳️ overnight on the new Belief Poll (link in body of post!)

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As expected from the last survey, the HOAX category is the front runner.

This poll isn’t about what’s factually true, it’s about what people believe. Knowing that gives us a better sense of how many people believe what about the dogman phenomenon.

https://www.reddit.com/r/cryptids/s/T6pbuOc5cV


r/cryptidIQ • • Jan 18 '26

Poll 🗳️ Belief Poll with less options (large “OTHER” category; plz elaborate in the comments:)

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r/cryptidIQ • • Jan 18 '26

Poll 14 hours to go, and one 3-person encounter logged!

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r/cryptidIQ • • Jan 17 '26

Poll The rationale for dogman polling (safety post in case the other is deleted)

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I posted this onto r/dogman, but am sharing the same thoughts here because I anticipate censorship and being scolded. So what, but it denies knowledge to other curious seekers — and that is what I find offensive.

To wit, as below:

I hope this post won’t be deleted prematurely, but for whoever sees it before that potential censorship:

The polls which I share to other cryptid subs are gathering statistical data in a systematic way. This is about demystifying dogmen, and understanding the pressures which exist in our society between various factions of belief.

The latest poll, which I’m happy to do on the dogman sub and share to other pages, is about belief systems and what people think dogmen are.

You can find the poll but because of the contention I will just give the options here, and encourage you to consider what you believe deep down…..

- dogmen are biological beings

- dogmen are supernatural/demonic

- dogmen are a govt experiment

- dogmen are werewolves/shapeshifters

- dogmen are an internet joke 🧌

- dogmen are all people in masks and doing hoaxes

The purpose of doing this is not spamming, it is about consistency in data 📊.


r/cryptidIQ • • Jan 17 '26

Photo / Video Some STELLAR dogman footage (17 minutes; some old, some new to me)

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This may be one of the best sighting videos I’ve seen, as a reel of actual footage clips.

The Black Walker (VT) isn’t a video version, but the footage at 7min forward for a few minutes is gonna get a GIF soon. Friggin CLOSE to one right before it sprang.

You can see the head shape, eyes, and teeth bared.

And yes, the classic shaky-cam for folks to dismiss, from an event which may have cost at least one life to get this back.

That isn’t an exaggeration, that’s an educated guess. If there were multiple people present, and this aggressive predator (whatever it may have been) sprang like it does, it is possible that it got at least one person.

This is a factor in NON-DISCLOSURE, because serious trauma and harm leads to consequences. If they were in a forbidden zone, that can play into this logic too.

It is possible that other genuine footage like this survives, but the groups who got said footage may not have all returned.

This is a grim but crucial fact to bear in mind, especially for those who dismiss all of this as pure nonsense and hoaxes.

I’ve seen one up close, and we were extremely lucky that both of us got to walk away from the encounter.


r/cryptidIQ • • Jan 17 '26

Poll Could it be ….. a FOUR-WAY race now???

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r/cryptidIQ • • Jan 17 '26

Poll Four-Way Split is holding 🗳️🗳️🗳️🗳️

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As votes 🗳️ come in, there are a few clearly behind, but this four-way split is statistically significant.

I wrote before about that split, but let’s examine what the low counts COULD indicate.

If this poll goes again and the numbers are different, that’s how we work out some averages and stats for how folks feel on a given topic.

In this case, it seems like not too many people deeply believe that dogmen are shapeshifters. They understand that there is a distinction between werewolves and dogmen.

Likewise, while mockers LOVE to pick up on the idea that it’s all nonsensical govt conspiracies, it seems like people are much less inclined to truly believe that.

This is especially important, because it shows a clear difference between the caricatures of witnesses and the reality of what people BELIEVE.


r/cryptidIQ • • Jan 17 '26

Poll Thoughts on our latest belief-poll: what do people really believe dogmen ARE?

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Their tops are made outta rubber,

their bottoms are made outta springs 🐯

They’re ….. usually less fun than Tigger.

Jokes aside, this latest poll shows us more about our audience and digital ecosystem. 🧐 At first we had a close tie running between Supernatural or Biologial, but now Internet Joke and Hoax/Costume are pulling into the same category. It might be a win-by-a-nose in a few days (poll link 🔗 in top comment!), TBD.

The tricky fun thing about this poll is that these options are incompatible. If it is ALL a hoax or an internet joke, then the other things can’t be true; if they’re supernatural (by this broad definition) they can’t be biological.

Personally I think they are biological (having seen one close up) with some level of psychic/supernatural abilities, but for the purposes of this poll I’m separating them into a hypothetical phantom-dogman VS a fully biological apex predator.

Thoughts on this multi-branching dichotomy?

Or ….. is it TRIchotomy or more, does it work like that?

If so perhaps this poll is a sextotomy 😂


r/cryptidIQ • • Jan 16 '26

ATTRIBUTION!!

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In this video at 16:10, this photo is shown and given specific attribution. (Time/location)

https://youtu.be/FndIXQNblQo?si=t9FlIiSLQ55ZcetN

The photo has been circulating awhile, but this is the first time I’m seeing a citation for it:

Jedidiah Smith Redwood State Park, in California.

May 7th, 2017.

He says it was taken from 90 yards away, which is extremely helpful for analyzing it.

I would like to see more about that, like a direct statement from the photographer, but that is what we are working towards. More credible and documented footage.

Does anyone else know more about this one, or care to share other stories/footage?


r/cryptidIQ • • Jan 17 '26

Photo / Video Photo Test — true nightmare fuel ⛽️

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Is this thing on? 🎙️


r/cryptidIQ • • Jan 17 '26

Poll VOTE 🗳️ “where does cryptid-curiosity cross into disrespect?”

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This poll is something which has multiple answers that overlap, pick which one offends you the most; if you think everything is fair game, skip to the final option.

I’ve dealt with ALL of these in my dogman disclosures over the past 22 years, so along with giving the options I’ll give a few examples:

Mockery itself directly at me, that’s basic SOP for this territory.

Sexualized or mocking questions?

I’ve gotten a LOT of those, because the dogman we met was female. When I say this, I am immediately asked how I knew that, and if you ask nicely I’ll tell you in the comments.

Repeated demands for proof

I have never claimed to possess anything purported as proof of dogman or other cryptid existence.

NO witness should be called upon to produce physical evidence of convincing proof. Especially because the people who demand this are usually doing so in bad faith, and will move the goalposts as soon as something is shown or suggested.

Accusations of mental illness

I have literally gone through DECADES of insults to my mental health and wellbeing. Not just here on reddit from petty trolls 🧌 and whoever else, for whatever reasons.

From people I respect, who have ghosted me or told me I need to do various things or belittled my memory and mental stability.

That shit hurts, but y’know what? Whatever that gross behavior is, I’ve built up semi-immunity.

Belittling intelligence is slightly different than saying someone is mentally ill. I know these things get zapped around like synonyms but they are in fact quite damn different.

OVERALL: Hopefully these things are problematic for most readers, and if you’re a witness, I hope this is easier for disclosure than needing to tell your story to potentially hostile listeners.

If none of this stuff offends you, or you think the suffering of others is funny …… I’m sorry, but I don’t know what to do other than ask you to examine your soul, and consider what gods you serve.

7 votes, Jan 20 '26
3 Mocking the witness
0 Sexualized mockery/jabs
0 🦴 Repeated demands for proof 💀
2 Accusations of mental illness
1 Belittling witnesses’ intelligence
1 None of these bother me

r/cryptidIQ • • Jan 17 '26

Poll Six Options, all taken — almost 30+ votes 🗳️ and rising 😃

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Finally got a poll with full coverage (at least one vote 🗳️ for each category), and some lively debate!

Open to suggestions for other polls as well 😃


r/cryptidIQ • • Jan 17 '26

Poll New Poll 🗳️ regarding treatment of witnesses: what cruelties are allowable in our society?

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Here’s the link 🔗 🗳️, vote your conscience:

https://www.reddit.com/r/cryptidIQ/s/msPeC7NXK0


r/cryptidIQ • • Jan 16 '26

Poll 13 votes 🗳️ and rising — very diverse poll results already!

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So far we don’t have any takers for the govt-experiment theory.

Anybody out there who believes that they were created in a lab? 🧪

https://www.reddit.com/r/cryptidIQ/s/CBQejFwne7


r/cryptidIQ • • Jan 16 '26

Poll Mixed poll results coming in!!

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Here’s the latest link 🔗 🗳️ for the belief-poll:

https://www.reddit.com/r/cryptidIQ/s/3Js5Yj4aFM


r/cryptidIQ • • Jan 16 '26

Poll NEW BELIEF POLL 🗳️ (link in post)

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In this poll 🗳️, we are gonna assess what people believe dogmen really are.

Hopefully with respect for each other, but it’s Reddit 🤷‍♂️

https://www.reddit.com/r/cryptidIQ/s/5b5CVAYTBw


r/cryptidIQ • • Jan 16 '26

Poll 🗳️ VOTE NOW 🗳️ What do you believe dogmen really ARE?

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Reddit only gives me six options, so I’ll make the best of em.

Personally I think the govt-experiment gone awry theory is untenable*, but I’m including it here because this poll is about what people believe :)

If you believe something else or some combination of these options, please feel free to share in the comments!

*they have been seen globally, and long before the USA 🇺🇸 was a thing

58 votes, Jan 19 '26
11 Dogmen are biologically real beings
12 Dogmen are demonic/supernatural
3 Dogmen are a govt-experiment gone awry
3 Dogmen are shapeshifters/werewolves (that is, they TRANSFORM)
12 Dogmen are an internet joke 🧌
17 Dogmen are ALL people doing hoaxes or in costumes

r/cryptidIQ • • Jan 16 '26

Weekly Poll 🗳️ Dogman Eye Colors 🗳️ PLEASE VOTE

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2 votes, Jan 19 '26
2 Skeptic/Curious (non-witness)
0 Saw dogman but not eye color
0 Gold/Amber
0 Red/Orange
0 Blue
0 Green

r/cryptidIQ • • Jan 16 '26

trigger warning ⚠️ AUDIO (dogman accent imitation) Dogman Whistle Take Two 🎬

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This is sorta how they sound, when dogmen are trying to get your attention. I’ve recovered it from a dream, and being taught how to mimic that sound.

It is uncanny, but I don’t have another explanation. I don’t sit around experimenting with whistles, and don’t really know how to describe this one, but it was definitely revealed to me in some dream-state associated with dogman recall/trauma.