Dog Death Bridge - Creepy Not Gory

lrushe

Watched this on TV last night and found it a bit creepy, dunno if I'd walk my dogs across this bridge off leash :eek:
Of course I don't believe dogs would commit suicide, but what would make 50 dogs jump to their deaths???

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-411038/Why-dogs-leapt-deaths-Overtoun-Bridge.html

Green Dog

Cant walk my dog over any bridge off the lead! She always has to jump up to see whats on the other side:eek:
Just curiosity instead of anything more sinister (I hope):)

ISDW

I saw that a few years ago, very odd and sad:(

djflawless

nothin creepy or suspicious about atall...dont you remember??curiosity killed the cat..err dog
ah no but seriously the dogs just think the far side of the bridge is going to be the same as road level where the owner is.all dogs would be the same really

Whispered

I know a dalmation who hopped a 3 ft wall that had a 10 ft drop on the other side. He was ok and a few days later the owner was walking him there again. The owner assumed that the dog would remember. Stupid dog did it again. :rolleyes:

peasant

Stupid article, stupid dogs and stupid owners.

Stupid article because it's just wrong ...psychic dogs commiting suicide, what a load of tosh.

Stupid dogs ...well they are ...a bit ...when it comes to height. They just don't get it. They are bit like Father Dougal with "small & far away" ...they don't seem to know the difference. Especially when comes to great heights.
Anything interesting/ moving/ smelling in the distance and they could be over the edge.

Stupid owners ...well when you approach a cliff / bridge / overhang / any sort of danger zone, you put your dog on the lead. Simples.

ISDW

peasant wrote: »

Stupid article, stupid dogs and stupid owners.

Stupid article because it's just wrong ...psychic dogs commiting suicide, what a load of tosh.

Stupid dogs ...well they are ...a bit ...when it comes to height. They just don't get it. They are bit like Father Dougal with "small & far away" ...they don't seem to know the difference. Especially when comes to great heights.
Anything interesting/ moving/ smelling in the distance and they could be over the edge.

Stupid owners ...well when you approach a cliff / bridge / overhang / any sort of danger zone, you put your dog on the lead. Simples.

If you saw the TV programme there was a bit more to it than that. There was a certain spot that all of the dogs that died went over, it was very odd.

peasant

ISDW wrote: »

If you saw the TV programme there was a bit more to it than that. There was a certain spot that all of the dogs that died went over, it was very odd.

Well ..perhaps it smelled different there, the wind produced some vibration ..whatever. Perhaps there even IS a ghost.:D

Still ...wouldn't have happened if the stupid owners had kept their dogs on a lead.

djflawless

chances are theres something thats attrracting the dogs to the spot..dogs are more geographical than youd think..a lot more than people give them credit for

ISDW

peasant wrote: »

Well ..perhaps it smelled different there, the wind produced some vibration ..whatever. Perhaps there even IS a ghost.:D

Still ...wouldn't have happened if the stupid owners had kept their dogs on a lead.

Very true, you'd think once one dog had gone over, they would have learnt:rolleyes: