When people, usually children, elders, and spiritual healers, see the Jogah, they are described as "knee-high" to around 4 ft 0 in (1.22 m) tall.
Behaviorally, the Jogah love games and playing tricks, which can be dangerous if they are disrespected.
They are also known to love strawberries and take the forms of American robins, if their news is good, or owls, if it is bad.
They protect it from creatures of the underworld which would spread disease and, in the case of the "White Buffalo," chaos.
To help with this task, fingernails were left as offerings as the animals knew what Ohdow smelled like and would hide from them.