In the past six months five dogs have
fallen to their death off a bridge in Dumbarton, Scotland. This fact does not seem to be disputed. What is controversial is whether or not the dogs fell because they committed suicide. Or did they think they saw something and accidentally leapt? In the most recent case a woman claims that she was out walking her dog when it suddenly ran away from her
"vaulted over the parapet and plunged 40ft to its death."
Some animal behaviorists are dismissing the notion that suicide was the cause of the dogs' deaths, arguing that dogs never commit suicide. Personally, I'm not sure what to think. I did once hear about a dog who was so despondent after its master died that it walked out to some train tracks and lay there until a train ran it over. However, I'll concede that this story may be an urban legend because I can't remember where I heard it. And I doubt that five dogs in a row would commit suicide in the same place. However, this bridge in Dumbarton does have a spooky history. In 1994 a guy threw his two-week-old son off of it, believing that the child was the Antichrist. So believers in the supernatural are having a field day with this case.
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Also my boyfriend's aunt had a beagle that hung itself on her back porch one Easter.
Poor doggies ...
and i do believe animals will commit suicide. remember the love bird stories? If one bird dies, the other one just wilts away ....same logic.
Humans aren't that different from animals, in fact, we ARE animals. so what's so surprising if they get depressed too?
Yeah, but the dogs leapt over the railing and off the bridge. That goes beyond just being clumsy and stupid, it takes an effort and an act of will. Lots of people are clumsy and stupid, but the great majority of them somehow manage not to deliberately jump off bridges....
BUT...
Nary a picture (except a dog with a fake knife through his head) was to be found.
Every one of the articles mentioned Overtoun House (http://www.overtounhouse.com/sitemap.html).
All but two mentioned the guy who is trying to turn this house into a religious retreat.
This started the gears grinding a little...
Now get this... Six months ago, (http://www.wdcweb.info/news/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=5343
happened.
Does it appear to anyone else that this guy might have something to do with the stories? Wouldn't it be so much easier to raise money if the christians worldwide knew of you, instead of just people in Scotland?
Not saying this is what happened, but hey, ya never know. Bagpipe music'll drive ya nuts in so many ways...
It's all the bloody tourists' fault.
Ahem.
Rod, I'm with you. He sounds fishy.
Although I wonder what suicidal dogs will do for his... religion.
Also, there was this aquarium in the 70s that had a great white shark. It went crazy trying to escape and kept bashing its head against the walls of the tank until it died.
Maybe they know something we don't... like ouch, the ground is hard and people don't stay in the same spot for long (oh yeah, we already know that). Maybe these are brave scientist dogs, testing the limits of canine knowledge, or searching for the mythical "Lost Boner of Batman". They think they see it, and, well, you know uncontrollable dogs get when excited...
"Rowf! Ratran's Roner! Rowf! Must get it!"
Sproing.
Splat.
Check it out here: http://www.totse.com/en/ego/science_fiction/clockorg.html
They lived on the 2nd or 3rd story and the dog broke through the screen. Dog saw them leaving so he jumped down after them. Needless to say the dalmation in question did not have supernatural powers and proceeded to fall and break all four of its legs. It did survive.
Though following the owners is probably a good theory, I'm sure that bagpipes were undoubtebly playing in the background.
I still think that since there is only 1 witnessed case that it could have been a complete accident. This is what leash laws are for.
Now that I got that comment out of the way....
My mother-in-law had a greyhound that committed something close to suicide. It got running up to full speed (which is FAST for a greyhound) and ran head first into a closed garage door. Needless to say the door won.
someone might've thrown them over the bride and as for the dog lying on the rail way maybe its true but theres gotta be a reason behind it all think sensible u guys
"i dont think dogs do commit suicide but they still should gerta drivers license first"
Oh, I think we ALL agree that a dog should get a driver's license before getting behind the wheel of a car. Who could possibly argue with THAT?
My heart bleeds every holiday weekend when I see the reports on the TV news about all the dogs who drank before driving and lost their lives. The carnage MUST stop. Now.
I've been thinking about forming a group called Mothers Against Drunk Driving Dogs (MADDD). It would, of course, be open to people who aren't mothers but who share the aims of the organization. We CAN fix this problem, people, if we will only start MADDD chapters across the country. The first step is to NEVER give the car keys to your dog if he or she is intoxicated, no matter how much they beg.
"someone might've thrown them over the bride and as for the dog lying on the rail way maybe its true but theres gotta be a reason behind it all think sensible u guys"
Yeah, think sensible, u guys! Someone MIGHT have thrown the dogs over the bride. As the founder and spokesman for MADDD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving Dogs), I can tell you my organization is also against people throwing dogs in the vicinity of bridal parties in general.
Others say the dogs are just suicides, like the suicide bomber dogs in the news:
http://www.poe-news.com/stories.php?poeurlid=42497
Me, I say it's ghosts. Yeah. GHOSTS. There I said it.Did anyone hear about the antichrist guy? Who killed his kid on that very bridge? There's yer damn proof right there! :D
it seemed like suicide to me....
http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2005/dog-suicide-p1.php
I'll tell you. Last night, when I was babysitting my younger brother, there's a small sound, and he's all, "Sissy! Whatz zayt?" 'cause he's currently mastering the art of speech. It's taking him long enough- But I digress. So it turns out that it's a rat, and it had boldly come out of its hole to confront Passionflower, my Turkish Angora (a cat), and of course, Passionflower kills it.
Suicidal dogs, beached whales, daredevil fowl, and demented rats, that's what.
the father went into a mental hospital/prison
"I believe in ghosts so i think it has something to do with the bridge and the house being haunted!"
What reason do you have to believe in ghosts? I'm talking about actual EVIDENCE which would prove the existance of ghosts, as opposed to non-supernatural explanations of the things which get attributed to "ghosts."
Even if you believe in ghosts, what proof do you have that they are the result of the things observed in this particular case?
Cranky Media Guy
If science can prove everything, then how can bee's fly. My dog died 7 years ago, but doors still open by themselves and so does the fride and you hear her go down the stairs at night! Every person in my family has heard her. and if you call her the door opens by itself!
Well, I guess by your logic that proves ghosts don't exist.
Apology accepted.
So, it's only acceptable if it supports your point of view and dismissable if it doesn't? Sounds like somebody has their blinders on too tight.