The Dog Miraculous is a collar necklace that, whenever Barkk inhabits it, transforms the wearer into a dog-themed superhero with the power of Adoration.[1]
To activate the collar necklace, the user must speak the transformation phrase: "On The Hunt". To deactivate the collar necklace, the user must speak the detransformation phrase: "Lay Down".
The collar necklace is currently owned by Sabrina Raincomprix, who uses it to transform into Miss Hound. It was previously stored in the Chinese Miracle Box and only lent out to her when the situation required it.
In "Destruction", Gabriel used a laser machine to melt down the Miraculous into a pile of dust, and then reforged it into a special Alliance ring for transferring Barkk's power of Adoration to any Akumatized villain who wore a regular Alliance ring.
In "Re-creation", after Marinette Dupain-Cheng manages to recover all of the Miraculouses that were previously stolen, she restores the Dog Miraculous back to its original form and she gives it back to Sabrina permanently.
In general, the Dog Miraculous is a collar necklace. In its charged mode, when Barkk inhabits it, it is a black collar necklace with an open end. The tips of the edges are shaped like gray dog heads, with two rounded light brown bead-like objects next to each one. At the front of the jewelry, there are five light larger brown bead-like objects. If a minor is using the Miraculous, the necklace starts running out of power, they make a beeping sound, and the bead-like objects start discoloring one at a time as an indication of how much time (one bead is equivalent to one minute) Sabrina (or another Dog Miraculous holder) has left. In its activated mode, the five beads are grey.
In Season 6 onwards, the Dog Miraculous is styled as a metallic brown necklace and the tips of the edges become round. In its activated mode, the necklace is silver.
In its camouflage mode, the collar changes color and form depending on whose possession it's in:
The Miraculous' camouflage form when worn by Gabriel.
The Miraculous' camouflaged form when worn by Félix.
The Miraculous' camouflaged form when worn by Alix.
The Miraculous' camouflaged form when worn by Marinette.
The Miraculous' camouflaged form when worn by Chloé.
In it's reforged ring form, it was a thick band with a circle surface, similar to the Cat Miraculous, inside of it was the symbol of the Dog Miraculous which glowed caramel. It used to sit on the ring finger of Gabriel's left hand.
Abilities[]
The Dog Miraculous has the ability to transform its wielder into a dog-themed superhero, granting its wielder incredible powers of speed, endurance, agility, stamina and strength.
Its special weapon is an unbreakable ball, which can be utilized as both a weapon, a communicator, and an object that can be used to breathe underwater. Its special superpower is named Fetch, which gives the user the ability to fetch and return any arbitrary object that has been touched by the ball in order to obtain their goal, like defeating a villain. As long as the superpower isn't used, the wielder can remain transformed indefinitely. However, as soon as the superpower is used, the wielder loses power and the transformation wears off in about approximately five minutes. The collar also has the ability to give the wielder the costume they truly desire.
A French teenage girl who was temporarily loaned the Dog Miraculous in "Evolution", using it to transform into Canigirl. After she recovers the Rabbit Miraculous from Monarch, she fuses it with the Dog Miraculous.
A famous French fashion designer and the former Dog Miraculous holder, who also possessed the Butterfly Miraculous. In "Evolution", he unified them, along with other Miraculouses, to prevent Ladybug and Cat Noir from taking back the Rabbit Miraculous.
A French teenage girl and an indirect holder of the Dog Miraculous who used its superpower when she was akumatized in Vanisher in "Adoration" without wielding the Miraculous itself.
The guardians of the Miraculouses. The Order protected the Dog Miraculous until the Mother Box was guarded by Su-Han and the incident with Fu's sentimonster.
The last known remaining guardian. He stored the Dog Miraculous in the Chinese Miracle Box when not in use, until he relinquishes his duty as guardian and lost his memory in the process.
A famous French designer who got the Dog Miraculous when Félix stole Ladybug's Yo-yo, which contained all of the Miraculouses and gave them, along with Gabriel's ring, to exchange them for the Peacock Miraculous.
At times a collar necklace is also called a dog collar, which is befitting as Barkk is the kwami of adoration and a dog wearing a collar means they have a home or an owner.
The transformation phrase "On the Hunt" is a reference to dogs hunting in packs to find animals such as rabbits and foxes in hunting seasons using their sense of smell and hearing or to find a lost person. The detransformation phrase " Lay Down" is a reference to dogs laying down to rest or relax.
The Dog Miraculous is currently the Miraculous with the most camouflaged forms seen in the show, with a total of seven: Marinette's, Chloé's, Sabrina's (two different forms), Félix's, Gabriel's and Alix's.
The Dog Miraculous matches Sabrina as its holder, as her father is a police officer, and they often use dogs in their services such as Dobermanns, German Shepherds, and Rottweilers.
Whilst the female holders wear a hat with dog ears in their transformed states, Felix was shown with ears similar to the holders of the Cat Miraculous.
The masks worn by the holders resemble different dog breeds.
The Dog Miraculous was used by two different members of the Miraculers before these members received their primarliy-wielded Miraculous: Felix, who used it in "Strikeback" prior to receiving the Peacock Miraculous, and Alix, who used it in "Evolution" prior to receiving the Rabbit Miraculous.
Curiously, both of these members used the Dog Miraculous in the same episode where they received their primarily-wielded Miraculous.
Moreover, both Felix and Alix used the Dog Miraculous to steal their Miraculous - Felix used Fetch to steal Ladybug's Yo-yo containing the other Miraculous in the Chinese Box, as well as the Dog Miraculous itself as bargaining chips for the Peacock Miraculous, which was under Monarch's possesion at the time, and Alix used Fetch to steal the Rabbit Miraculous off Monarch's hands - however, it should be noted that only Alix was instructed by Ladybug to do that and did so by her permission.
