I've always thought that my cat knows when I am sad or sick. I am buying the book this weekend. Our own cat was called Remedy for that very reason. We recently moved to a different state, but when we go home our dog perks up a lot just after we enter Ohio. In my book I have a whole chapter on this phenomenon.
Many animals seem to know when they are nearing their destination and wake up.
I've been interested in animals all my life. Even as a young child I was intrigued by unexplained powers, such as the ability of pigeons to home. I'm convinced that institutional biology has too narrow a focus and when I kept hearing intriguing stories about unexplained abilities of animals, I decided to try and find out more. I started by collecting case studies and now have more than 2000 on my database. I then did systematic surveys of pet owners which showed that these abilities are common, and I then started conducting controlled experiments to find out what was really going on.