The Dog That Knew Where the Ghost Was, Torp

Bohuslän · Sweden · Site of legend

At a haunted place the dog threw itself whining at the man's feet – for dogs see what people cannot.

In Torp parish in Bohuslän it was believed that dogs could see ghosts. A man walking out one winter evening with his dog came to a place that used to be haunted, and then the dog began to whine pitifully and tremble and threw itself before his feet so he could go no further. Then the man recalled the place's reputation and grew afraid himself and turned back, whereupon the dog followed willingly. Evil spirits were often said to take the shape of dogs and sink into the earth or vanish in smoke.

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The Dog That Knew Where the Ghost Was, Torp is in Bohuslän, Sweden.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.