When Shawn mentions a ghost dog haunting a sandy bay he really is referring to Hound Point which is part of the grounds of the nearby Dalmeny House, which is so-called because of the legend states of when one of the first lords of Dalmeny set off to fight in the Crusades, leaving his beloved hunting-hound behind. At the moment the man was killed, the hound began howling uncontrollably, eventually dying of its grief. Ever since, the howling ghost of the hound is said to appear on the Point whenever the present lord is about to die.