Overtoun Bridge, near Dumbarton in west Scotland, has become famous for the number of unexplained instances in which dogs have apparently committed suicide by leaping off of it. It has been the scene of at least fifty, unexplained, dog deaths.
A rational explanation for the "dog suicides" could be the mink population that resides under the bridge in the brush. Veterinarians and animal experts have pointed out that a dog, overly excited at the smell of the minks and unable to see over the sides of the bridge, might leap over the side on impulse not realizing that they are on a bridge at all.
Or they were extremely depressed; the misplacement of their buried bones could have had more serious ramifications than anyone thought.
28 comments:
Hmm interesting aha, never heard of it before. Great blog, followed! Cheers (;
great photo, happy blogging
Dang, they should have put their dogs on Xanax.
fifty? that's unbelievable!
I had guessed that there must be some scent influencing the jumps.
The explanation kind of drops the ass out of the story!
I have heard about this! That's very creepy.
Following btw. Great blog!
I've heard of this before. It's an incredibly strange phenomena indeed.
Poor puppies! Someone should stop throwing their left over lunches and meat scraps off the bridge!
That's very strange. I've never heard of this before. I hope the dogs were not just depressed.
Wow, that's creepy.. Although the mink population kinda explains it.
Poor doggies... :(
scary, doesnt look like its intentional suicide
I've heard about this bridge before, would be nice to get a confirmed reason as to why they're doing that. :P
that road looks like a face anyway that's pretty bad
poor dogs. i think the mink population is probably the reason that makes most sense.
...what? nice blog though
just the name of this is creepy enough
Lol funny, but they should rope off the area and make sure no more dogs meet there untimely demise!
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great post. following you
Sad stuff :( But I think dogs only suicide accidentally.
Man, thats the sadest thing I've seen all day. I hate hearing about animals dying. :(
That's very odd
Yeah, I've heard about that bridge before.
poor dogs :( still looks like a cool place to chill though, until you hear demon ghost barking of course
I've heard about it, its creepy for me.
That's sad, poor pooches :(
Wow, what a depressing bridge, it looks like such a nice place too
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