The Overtoun Bridge in Scotland has seen hundreds of dogs leap from the same parapet since the 1950s, often on clear days from the right side, and one behavioural investigation pointed to the scent of mink below

The Overtoun Bridge in Scotland has seen hundreds of dogs leap from the same parapet since the 1950s, often on clear days from the right side, and one behavioural investigation pointed to the scent of mink below

The Overtoun Bridge sits above Overtoun Burn in Milton, near Dumbarton, a Victorian arched span of red sandstone reached by a tree-lined drive that ends at a small baronial house. It is a handsome structure, built for a grand approach. It is also a place where, over several decades, hundreds of dogs have leapt from the same few feet of parapet onto the rocks below. The leaps almost always happen on clear, dry days. Almost always from the last st…