What the heck is this?
ABC News
Residents [of Turner, Maine,] are wondering if an animal found dead over the weekend may be the mysterious creature that has mauled dogs, frightened residents and been the subject of local legend for half a generation. The animal was found near power lines along Route 4 on Saturday, apparently struck by a car while chasing a cat. The carcass was photographed and inspected by several people who live in the area, but nobody is sure exactly what it is.
Michelle O’Donnell of Turner spotted the animal near her yard about a week before it was killed. She called it a “hybrid mutant of something.”
“It was evil, evil looking. And it had a horrible stench I will never forget,” she told the Sun Journal of Lewiston. “We locked eyes for a few seconds and then it took off. I’ve lived in Maine my whole life and I’ve never seen anything like it.”
For the past 15 years, residents across Androscoggin County have reported seeing and hearing a mysterious animal with chilling monstrous cries and eyes that glow in the night. The animal has been blamed for attacking and killing a Doberman pinscher and a Rottweiler the past couple of years.
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its a damn dog for christ-sake!
Comment by ben | August 17, 2006
Is there a family named “Baskerville” living nearby?
Comment by Bill | August 17, 2006
It’s a dog of some sort!
Comment by Teri | August 17, 2006
Not a dog no canine teeth………Mutant of a dog possibly but no know species . Wait and see what the test results bring.
This may be what is being called the Chupacapa. Similar looks as they are described…….
Comment by realvalu | August 17, 2006
Where are all of you people from It’s NOT a dog a dog has more of a snout and bigger ears it’s not a dog with teeth that look like They are from HELL People open your eyes if it’s a dog it’s a new species of Killers
What is wrong with the DEC up there that they will not check it out.
Get The science community involved they will do more than the DEC. The DEC probaly let the thing go in the first place.
IT’S NOT A DOG!
Comment by mark | August 17, 2006
A dog’s a dog…sure there’s variants, but you can’t say dog has more of a snout, look at pugs! and diff’t types of dogs have diff’t ear sizes. The photo doesnt’ show the teeth very well, so we should prob hold off on commenting on the teeth. sure, perhaps its a new breed of canine, but i still think its an overhype–because the bottom line is its still a dog….
Comment by ben | August 17, 2006
where is the DEC on this, the dec around here in new york say they didnt bring in mountain lions here they all say no but they are liers to cover themselves if someone gets hurt its not a dog.
Comment by mark | August 17, 2006
Bill: Just a mile down the road.
Comment by oldstersview | August 17, 2006
figures they let it go to control something else thats what the dec does best
Comment by mark | August 17, 2006
I personally think its a hell beast from the core of the Earth that has finally come throw our fertile soil to unleash hell on Earth… but that is just my educated hypothesis of the whole situation lmfao
Comment by Sev | August 17, 2006
Hey you dont suppose this hell rodent dog from hell is the same thing up there in canada to this hell beast. There must be more I say if they are from hell they are going to have one hell of a fight and we the people will send them right back down to where they came from
Comment by mark | August 18, 2006
Its just a speical ed dog or,mabye not “WIERD”
Comment by linda | August 18, 2006
This “dog” obviously came from Stephen King’s backyard!
Comment by Tara | August 18, 2006
I personally believe that if this thing has been around for 15 years then maybe at some point someone’s dog ran away and it mated with another animal.. or in this case the dog became wild. It’s that same idea with a pig. On the farm the cute and pink, but if one escapes over time it becomes wild and grows hair along with other things, making it look like a warthog. There’s really no way in telling what this is, so all we can do is wait for test results to confirm it’s origin.
Comment by Caitlin | August 22, 2006
This here critter is definetley canine. My guess is Chow Chow which would explain the blue tongue ,and perhaps this poor pupperdoos is the offspring of coyote/wolf(hard to tell the size/weight) which would explain the light eyes. I wouldn’t get too excited over this;just really sorry to see what lack of responsible spay/nueter programs, and people that won’t keep their animals properly fenced and cared for can create!
Grrrrrrrrr. Makes me sick.
Comment by dallas | August 24, 2006
Whatever it is it is very creepy. I don’t think this is mans best friend…heck, I would let this thing loose in the woods hopefully never to find the light of day again!!!
Comment by Mitch | August 26, 2006
This should have been on X-Files
Comment by Dragon | August 29, 2006
Its a Chow im looking at my dog and its same as my dog a darn black chow lol
Comment by Dano | August 29, 2006
We all now how people work from generation to generation passing down scary bed time stories. I personally believe that this is just a highly unfortunate animal that is now having her carcas displayed all over the evening news and for what reason, to prove that things really do go bump in the night? If u ask me, if there is a beast out there tourturing the pets of Maine then it certainly isn’t this one. This couldn’t have taken down a rottweiller and a Doberman. Lets face it folks this ain’t our girl. Maybe they should be looking for some thing that supposedly only comes out when the moon is full!
Comment by Lilly | September 3, 2006
Last I checked wild dogs didn’t have dental work done>
Comment by Lilly | September 3, 2006
this is mindbolowing to me. i live where this animal was hit. and all i have to say is, people in maine are unbelivably stupid. its a dog…thats all. has noone ever seen a dog before. people are gpoin on about this por animal when its just an unfortunate dog. people in this state are very ignorant to even the simpelest things in life
Comment by sweettooth | February 7, 2007
It is a Dog.Where is the the mystery? What is wrong with the people in Maine?
Comment by Vanessa Smith | February 12, 2007
that aint normal if you ask me
Comment by Eoghan Walsh | December 3, 2007
its more possible its a dire wolf look it up in crypto zoology
Comment by Aaron | January 5, 2008
We have several packs of these same looking animals that run along the river bluffs.They look like a domestic dog crossed with a coyote (Coydog)
They are between 45 to 65 lbs.
Willie.
Comment by Willie | January 28, 2008
Is that in Mass., Willie?
Comment by oldstersview | January 28, 2008
South Eastern South Dakota
Comment by Willie | January 29, 2008
Willie, if you have a picture and would like to email it to me I’ll post it, assuming that is OK with you.
Comment by oldstersview | January 29, 2008
I am not sure where to send it.
Comment by Willie | January 29, 2008
[...] Update to “What the heck is this?” (Thanks, Willie.) I have just received this and the accompanying pictures from a reader in South Dakota. It sure looks similar to the animal in the post. (The original post is here.) [...]
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Spike? Is that you?
Comment by Jim | May 6, 2008
dat is a dog u idiots!!
U r so stupid u lot!
Comment by Emma | June 14, 2008
this is not a dog its a monster it is on tv on monster quest they say there is more maybe 1 more they dont know but i beleavce its a monster i may be only 11 but its true i beleave its a real monster
Comment by joshua | August 5, 2008
Yeah, josh, MonsterQuest’s DNA analysis concluded that Michelle O’Donnell’s “monster” was at least half dog (maternal DNA confirmed) and that the father was either a dog or a wolf. A vet(DVM)continued that mange, frostbite, scavenging trash, and fighting other dogs could explain the remaining disfigurement. As for other posters and the rest of the episode, there seems to be another animal in Maine, perhaps related to the wolverine, that has yet to be discovered, but this isn’t it. This is a very ugly dog, or dog wolf hybrid.
Comment by holeth | August 5, 2008
I had a cat (average size)that was all white short haired half Siamese and half Manx. It used to climb our Mango tree and chase down 4 foot Iguanas and consume them head to tail like out of a Marlin Perkins “Wild Kingdom” episode, only it was real.
Comment by Mark | August 16, 2008
its a freaking bread of dog/wolf dang it!
Comment by deep throught (wolf) | September 13, 2008