The monster

The monster is a mysterious creature first sighted on January 25th, 2018. It is a terrifying beast of an unknown species, resembling a dog but having hooves instead of paws, and its face twisted into a sadistic smile. The monster is capable of learning many tricks, each of which can be used to end your life.

Tricks
The monster can learn up to 3 tricks per point of intelligence. Below is a list of all known tricks.
 * Air Walk
 * Ambush
 * Assist Attack
 * Assist Defend
 * Assist Track
 * Attack
 * Attack Unusual
 * Avoid
 * Bomb
 * Bull Rush
 * Circle
 * Come
 * Courage
 * Defend
 * Deliver
 * Disarm
 * Dive
 * Down
 * Fetch
 * Find
 * Guard
 * Harass
 * Heel
 * Herd
 * Home
 * Hunt
 * Identify Scent
 * Jump
 * Loyalty
 * Mark
 * New Skill, Difficult
 * New Skill, Easy
 * Overrun
 * Perform
 * Recover
 * Scent Fighting
 * Seek
 * Silence
 * Special Movement
 * Stalk
 * Stay
 * Steal
 * Subdue
 * Swim
 * Throw
 * Track
 * Warn
 * Watch
 * Work

First Sighting
This image, posted by JIM on January 25th, 2018, went viral on social media.