posted October 18, 2006 08:36 PM         

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8.00 pm .. The Dog Suicide Bridge: stranger than fiction ..
new series 1/4 .. tonight a team of scientists and mystics heads off to Overtoun Bridge, near Dumbarton in Scotland, where more than 50 dogs are said to have jumped to their death since the 1950's. The spot has also earned notoriety in 1994, when a man threw his baby over the side, claiming it was the anti-christ, while the area has an alarmingly high suicide rate. Could it be that, when crossing the bridge, the dogs picked up on the air of tradgedy associated with the place and deliberately killed themselves?

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posted October 18, 2006 10:32 PM         

HAPPY DRAGON!!!!

posted October 19, 2006 12:21 AM         

"nope i didn't watch it .. but personaly i reckon it's a case of gale force winds and very small dogs .."

Oh, it floored me! I laughed out loud VERY loudly and I am still giggling.

posted October 19, 2006 10:07 AM         

Hi ~ MysticM .. glad that gave you a laugh :-) .. 'n happy to see your still here ..
funny .. suicide aint no laughing matter .. but to think a dog would contemplate it is somewhat funny ..( oh crappolla it's a dogs life this .. think i'll end it all ) .. but then again .. who knows eh ..there is mention of a waterfall by the bridge .. 'n some pooches love a good swim .. actualy what first came to mind was an image of those little mexican dogs .. chiuawas ?? (no idea of spelling that) .. flying off a high bridge .. sort of Monty Python-ish .. as in "whoops , there goes another one" ..

Libraschoice7 .. greetings .. yeah some areas do have odd vibes .. years back i visited a pub that was close to a site where there had been a viscious battle when Yorkshire was waring with Lancs .. back in the 'war of the roses' .. i got some really spooky vibes from that place .. havn't been back there ..

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re: the bridge ..
... this link has some history of the area .. http://www.answers.com/topic/overtoun-bridge

... and text from the following link .. http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk

In a documentary on the 'spooky' bridge, animal behaviourist Dr David Sands claims there is nothing sinister about the deaths of around 50 pets who have plunged from the structure.

At least five dogs made the 50ft leap in a six month period last year alone.

Squads of psychics have since investigated the 150-year-old structure, including leading group the Scottish Society for Psychical Research, which published a study on the phenomenon in the 2005 yearbook.

Its results were inconclusive, but members noted strong "psychic impressions" of spirits — including an unhappy man, a Victorian woman and dead children.

Other rumoured explanations for the dog death mystery include sounds from pylons, sonar from Faslane naval base, lights, and ferrets living under the bridge, which is in the grounds of historic mansion Overtoun House.

These claims were investigated for the Channel Five show — part of the Stranger Than Fiction series — by Dr Sands and psychic Mary Armour, plus an acoustics specialist and a wildlife expert using a series of "scientific experiments".

Dr Sands, who also appears in Channel Five series Britain's Worst Pet, would not reveal the results of the dog-umentary, but said spooks are not sending pooches over the edge.

He said: "That was a red herring — dogs cannot commit suicide. That suggests pre-meditation, which goes against instinct. With humans, it is the result of a disturbed thinking process. Dogs don't have that, but there was something very interesting going on, perhaps for the last 50 years."

Filming took place at the site in early January, and scientist Dr Sands says he was not convinced by the psychics' statements: "One said they had feelings of horse-drawn carriages. Looking around at the age of the house, it's not hard to imagine there were carriages there. Anyone with intelligence could suggest that."

He added: "I hadn't heard the rumour about ferrets, but you're closer to the truth there.

"The story has gone worldwide. The Japanese and the Americans know about it. It's fascinating."

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