Item #: SCP-6585
Object Class: Archon
Special Containment Procedures: At the time of writing, 76 SCP-6585 instances have been
implemented with subdermal tracking devices; these have proven unobtrusive enough to avoid
triggering the creation of new instances.
SCP-6585 manifestation events are to be monitored, but not directly interfered with.
Amnestics should not be administered to civilian areas affected by SCP-6585, as researchers
have concluded this will likely interfere with the SCP-6585 manifestation schedule.
Description: SCP-6585 is the collective designation for a group of anomalous domestic dogs (Canis
familiaris) that periodically manifest in communities throughout the world.
SCP-6585 instances are distinguishable by a thin white material attached to their fur
with the words “COMMUNITY DOG” written in black marker on either side.
Materials found on SCP-6585 instances have included letter paper, napkins [serviettes]
(as in the above picture), tissue, and paper towels.
This identifying marker is anomalously resistant to damage and cannot be fully removed from
the instances by any means, though it does not appear to cause them discomfort.
SCP-6585 consists of a single pack of approximately 400 dogs which shifts locations every 6 months.
The term “pack” is used for convenience; despite manifesting in the same location and
remaining in the same area as one another, instances usually behave as individuals and
do not regard each other with more affection or loyalty than their non-anomalous equivalents.
A wide variety of dog breeds have been recorded among SCP-6585 instances, ranging in size
from standard Chihuahuas (est. 30-35 in pack) to Irish Wolfhounds (3 in pack).
SCP-6585 usually manifests in communities that are experiencing economic hardship and/or
social turmoil.
Individual instances will seek out members of the community that are under significant
personal stress and essentially act as emotional support animals, often taking up residence
in their homes.
Subjects who interact with SCP-6585 universally report feelings of happiness and contentment
while doing so, even among subjects who were known to strongly dislike dogs.
When a manifestation event has concluded, all persons in the affected area will remember
the event having occurred but will not find the sudden disappearance of the instances
unusual.
SCP-6585 instances possess a number of anomalous properties that distinguish them from baseline
dogs.
They do not physically age or require nourishment of any kind, but will still consume food for
personal enjoyment.
All defecation resulting from this consumption has taken place in an outside environment;
to date, no SCP-6585 instance is known to have defecated in an indoor area.
Other behaviors are also altered in comparison to non-anomalous dogs, generally in ways that
make them more palatable to humans.
For example, SCP-6585 instances enjoy receiving hugs and other forms of close physical affection
from humans that non-anomalous dogs typically find unpleasant.
Communities affected by SCP-6585 will generally not notice these anomalies, or will find them
unremarkable if they do.
Select SCP-6585 Manifestation Events:
Date Location Corresponding Economic/Social Event
January-June 1930 New York City, United States Stock Market Crash of 1929.
July-December 1943 Los Angeles, United States Zoot Suit Riots.
January-June 1957 Budapest, Hungary Hungarian Revolution.
July-December 1968 Bordeaux, France May 68.
July-December 1989 Beijing, China 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.
July-December 1995 Seoul, South Korea Sampoong Department Store collapse.
January-June 1993 London, United Kingdom Black Wednesday.
January-June 2009 New York City, United States Great Recession.
July-December 2020 Minneapolis, United States George Floyd protests.
Addendum 6585.A: Initial Containment Failure: When it was first discovered by the Foundation
in 1968, SCP-6585 was classified as Euclid, and initial containment procedures called
for the removal of SCP-6585 instances from affected communities.
However, subsequent events following the first and only attempt at containment in 1970 led
to the establishment of the current monitoring protocols.
In July 1970, an active SCP-6585 event was discovered in Augusta, Georgia, believed to
be a response to the riot that had taken place in the city two months earlier.
After identifying the phenomenon in France in 1968 and spending the next two years researching
its effects, Foundation scientists attempted to stop the Augusta event by collecting the
SCP-6585 instances and temporarily relocating them to a nearby Site.
The attempt initially appeared to neutralize the phenomenon, as the former SCP-6585 instances
exhibited traits of non-anomalous domestic dogs; the “COMMUNITY DOG” signs detached
from their fur shortly after their removal from Augusta.
Two weeks later, Foundation agents stationed in Augusta reported an apparent SCP-6585 containment
breach when approximately 550 domestic dogs were found throughout the city of Augusta
bearing the SCP-6585 signage.
Closer investigation revealed that the vast majority of these dogs were identical to those
that had been previously owned by persons throughout the city.
Upon questioning, these owners expressed no knowledge of their pets and identified them
as stray dogs, even when directly shown evidence of their previous owners.
Researchers concluded that SCP-6585 “replenished” itself with domestic dogs resident in the
Augusta area, making them new SCP-6585 instances in the process and producing an antimemetic
effect to hide their disappearances from the previous pet owners.
SCP-6585 instances did not leave Augusta at the end of 1970, deviating from their manifestation
schedule.
Instead, they remained in the city until January 1972; during this time, an additional 137
dogs were discovered to have disappeared from their homes in the area.
None were reported as missing or searched for by their owners, and SCP-6585 instances
matching their descriptions were identified at the time or in later manifestation events.
Following the Augusta containment breach, SCP-6585 was reclassified as Archon.
As of 2021, the current pack of SCP-6585 instances is the same as was originally produced in
Augusta in 1970.
Since that date, over 200 instances have detached from the main pack and remained in previous
manifestation locations, losing their anomalous properties in the process.
In all cases, these former SCP-6585 instances resided or continue to reside with persons
that have a disability for which a service dog is very helpful, most commonly blindness.