Rabid Dogs

Rabid Dogs are Monsters kept in the Facility. They are not listed on the Whiteboard, but can be seen briefly in their Cube Prison and during the System Purge.

Physical Descriptions and Attributes
The Rabid Dogs are as their name implies; two rabid, angry, and uncontrollable adult dogs suffering from the rabies virus. Since they are kept in the Facility, its possible the particular strain of rabies they are infected with could be mutated, lasting longer and affecting the dogs' behavior and personalities more severely. If one looks closely, it appears both of the Rabid Dogs resemble German Shepherds. The dogs bear no outwardly supernatural characteristics, but their identity as a monstrous creation of the Ancient Ones means they have biological differences from a normal rabid dog.

The “shrine” featuring a dog statuette, collars, and a miniature canine head seen in set photos of the cellar likely summons them.

Appearances
The Rabid Dogs can be several times throughout the System Purge sequence but briefly. A good shot of them is when they are first seen in their Cube Prison; directly above Dana and Marty's cube, barking and snarling at the corner of their cube, possibly at another animal Monster or from Dana screaming. The second time they are seen is on a CCTV camera in the Control Room before the power to the Facility cuts; the camera to right of the monitor the Clown is staring into, attacking and mauling a Facility worker.

The Rabid Dogs are also briefly seen in behind the scenes footage of the film, mauling a Facility worker in a long storage corridor. This footage was later put into the film for the footage mentioned above.

Inspiration
Vicious, killer dogs have been used in many film and stories over the years. They are inspired by the behavior of wolves, feral dogs, and rabid dogs, which stems from kynophobia. Examples include Cujo and The Breed among many others.