It's possible that it's not, but yes, there are. There are even werewolves here and they're not going to appreciate hearing about what horrible monstrosities they are because of what they are naturally, so you might want to cool it. It's even possible for people to just be a dog where I'm from. I know one. He's about a foot high and wouldn't hesitate to give you a piece of his mind if you stepped on him.

You tripped and it chased you. Did it even so much as bite you?