Fast and hard to catch, the only way to make sure the Nogtail will not come back is to chase it away with a pure white dog. The [[Pest Sub-Division]] of the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]'s [[Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures]] maintains a pack of a dozen [[albino bloodhound]]s specifically for this purpose.<ref>''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]''</ref>
Fast and hard to catch, the only way to make sure the Nogtail will not come back is to chase it away with a pure white dog. The [[Pest Sub-Division]] of the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]'s [[Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures]] maintains a pack of a dozen [[albino bloodhound]]s specifically for this purpose.<ref>''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]''</ref>
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Some people also hunt Nogtails for recreation. For example, [[Tiberius]] took his nephew [[Cormac McLaggen]] and colleagues [[Bertie Higgs]] and [[Rufus Scrimgeour]] hunting for Nogtails in [[Norfolk]].<ref name="HBP7">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', Ch. 7</ref>
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Some people also hunt Nogtails for recreation. For example, [[Tiberius]] took his nephew [[Cormac McLaggen]] and colleagues [[Bertie Higgs]] and [[Rufus Scrimgeour]] hunting for Nogtails in [[Norfolk]].<ref name="HBP7">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', Ch. 7</ref> McLaggen owned a [[Book on Nogtails|book]] on this subject, which [[Horace Slughorn]] wished to someday borrow.
The Nogtail is a demon-like creature resembling a piglet, but stunted by narrow black eyes, a thick stubby tail, and long legs. It is mainly found across rural areas in Europe, America and Russia. Nogtails sneak into a pigsty, and suckle on an ordinary pig which curses the farm. The longer the Nogtail goes undetected, the longer the blight will stay on the farm.
