What do you know about Rupert Sheldrake,
www.sheldrake.org ? I am reading his Dogs that Know When Their Owners are Coming Home, Library of Congress SF412.5.S48. I am very skeptical about this, but am trying to keep an open mind. If nothing else, how bad can it be to read about a bunch of dogs and people that love each other? Have other people tried to duplicate his work and what have their results been? I am not interested in more cold fusion. Still there are times when I am left with no explanation of why a dog did something. His theory is that they read our minds. If so, why is timing so vital in rewards and punishment?
I found a reference to his work in the highly respected Monks of New Skete second edition of How to be Your Dog's Best Friend. That book was a Fathers' Day gift.