Authors: Kate Banks
Rupert Sheldrake
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BART
DOGS WHO KNOW WHEN THEIR OWNERS ARE COMING HOME
LOGBOOK
PET SPECIES:
Dog, part border collie, part mongrel
NAME OF ANIMAL:
Bart
AGE AND SEX OF ANIMAL:
six in people years; male
NAME OF PERSON MAKING OBSERVATIONS:
George Masson
RELATIONSHIP TO THE PERSON TO WHOM THE ANIMAL RESPONDS:
owner
DATE:
Monday, April 15
TIME GEORGE LEFT HOME:
7:25 a.m.
MODE OF TRAVEL:
bike
DESTINATION AND DISTANCE:
school; 1 mile
TIME GEORGE LEFT SCHOOL:
3:03 p.m.
STOPS ALONG THE WAY:
none
TIME GEORGE STARTED FOR HOME:
3:03 p.m.
TIME BART SEEMED TO START WAITING OR ANTICIPATING GEORGE'S ARRIVAL:
3:05 p.m.
TIME GEORGE ARRIVED HOME:
3:14 p.m.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR OBSERVATIONS:
DATE:
Tuesday, April 16
TIME GEORGE LEFT HOME:
7:27 a.m.
MODE OF TRAVEL:
bike
DESTINATION AND DISTANCE:
school; 1 mile
TIME GEORGE LEFT SCHOOL:
3:01 p.m.
STOPS ALONG THE WAY:
none
TIME GEORGE STARTED FOR HOME:
3:01 p.m.
TIME BART SEEMED TO START WAITING OR ANTICIPATING GEORGE'S ARRIVAL:
3:02 p.m.
TIME GEORGE ARRIVED HOME:
3:10 p.m.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR OBSERVATIONS:
I sped home as quickly as I could, arriving a few minutes earlier than I usually would on my bike.
DATE:
Wednesday, April 17
TIME GEORGE LEFT HOME:
7:21 a.m.
MODE OF TRAVEL:
bike
DESTINATION AND DISTANCE:
school; 1 mile
TIME GEORGE LEFT SCHOOL:
3:05 p.m.
STOPS ALONG THE WAY:
none
TIME GEORGE STARTED FOR HOME:
3:05 p.m.
TIME BART SEEMED TO START WAITING OR ANTICIPATING GEORGE'S ARRIVAL:
3:10 p.m.
TIME GEORGE ARRIVED HOME:
3:22 p.m.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR OBSERVATIONS:
DATE:
Thursday, April 18
TIME GEORGE LEFT HOME:
7:24 a.m.
MODE OF TRAVEL:
foot
DESTINATION AND DISTANCE:
school; 1 mile
TIME GEORGE LEFT SCHOOL:
3:16 p.m.
STOPS ALONG THE WAY:
dentist
TIME GEORGE STARTED FOR HOME (FROM THE DENTIST):
4:01 p.m.
TIME BART SEEMED TO START WAITING OR ANTICIPATING GEORGE'S ARRIVAL:
4:04 p.m.
TIME GEORGE ARRIVED HOME:
4:12 p.m.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR OBSERVATIONS:
Bart seemed to know that I wasn't coming right home after school. But he seemed to pick up on my intention to come home after my dentist appointment.
DATE:
Friday, April 19
TIME GEORGE LEFT HOME:
7:24 a.m.
MODE OF TRAVEL:
bike
DESTINATION AND DISTANCE:
school; 1 mile
TIME GEORGE LEFT SCHOOL:
3:03 p.m.
STOPS ALONG THE WAY:
none
TIME GEORGE STARTED FOR HOME:
3:03 p.m.
TIME BART SEEMED TO START WAITING OR ANTICIPATING GEORGE'S ARRIVAL:
3:09 p.m.
TIME GEORGE ARRIVED HOME:
3:15 p.m.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR OBSERVATIONS:
DATE:
Monday, April 22
TIME GEORGE LEFT HOME:
7:30 a.m.
MODE OF TRAVEL:
bike
DESTINATION AND DISTANCE:
school; 1 mile
TIME GEORGE LEFT SCHOOL:
3:05 p.m.
STOPS ALONG THE WAY:
planned stop at the bike shop
TIME GEORGE STARTED FOR HOME (FROM THE BIKE SHOP):
3:30 p.m.
TIME BART SEEMED TO START WAITING OR ANTICIPATING GEORGE'S ARRIVAL:
3:35 p.m.
TIME GEORGE ARRIVED HOME:
3:43 p.m.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR OBSERVATIONS:
I made a planned stop at the bike shop and Bart started waiting not when I left school, but 5 minutes after I left the bike shop. But 3 minutes before I arrived, he was distracted by a mole and ran off after it.
DATE:
Tuesday, April 23
TIME GEORGE LEFT HOME:
7:28 a.m.
MODE OF TRAVEL:
bike
DESTINATION AND DISTANCE:
school; 1 mile
TIME GEORGE LEFT SCHOOL:
3:04 p.m.
STOPS ALONG THE WAY:
none
TIME GEORGE STARTED FOR HOME:
3:04 p.m.
TIME BART SEEMED TO START WAITING OR ANTICIPATING GEORGE'S ARRIVAL:
3:08 p.m.
TIME GEORGE ARRIVED HOME:
3:16 p.m.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR OBSERVATIONS:
DATE:
Wednesday, April 24
TIME GEORGE LEFT HOME:
7:30 a.m.
MODE OF TRAVEL:
foot
DESTINATION AND DISTANCE:
school; 1 mile
TIME GEORGE LEFT SCHOOL:
3:02 p.m.
STOPS ALONG THE WAY:
none
TIME GEORGE STARTED FOR HOME:
3:02 p.m.
TIME BART SEEMED TO START WAITING OR ANTICIPATING GEORGE'S ARRIVAL:
3:07 p.m.
TIME GEORGE ARRIVED HOME:
3:27 p.m.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR OBSERVATIONS:
DATE:
Thursday, April 25
TIME GEORGE LEFT HOME:
7:20 a.m.
MODE OF TRAVEL:
foot
DESTINATION AND DISTANCE:
school; 1 mile
TIME GEORGE LEFT SCHOOL:
3:04 p.m.
STOPS ALONG THE WAY:
none
TIME GEORGE STARTED FOR HOME:
3:04 p.m.
TIME BART SEEMED TO START WAITING OR ANTICIPATING GEORGE'S ARRIVAL:
3:09 p.m.
TIME GEORGE ARRIVED HOME:
3:38 p.m.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR OBSERVATIONS:
I set the intent to leave school for home, but I slowed down my pace so that it took me significantly longer than usual.
DATE:
Friday, April 26
TIME GEORGE LEFT HOME:
7:32 a.m.
MODE OF TRAVEL:
bike
DESTINATION AND DISTANCE:
school; 1 mile
TIME GEORGE LEFT SCHOOL:
3:02 p.m.
STOPS ALONG THE WAY:
none
TIME GEORGE STARTED FOR HOME:
3:02 p.m.
TIME BART SEEMED TO START WAITING OR ANTICIPATING GEORGE'S ARRIVAL:
3:05 p.m.
TIME GEORGE ARRIVED HOME:
3:14 p.m.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR OBSERVATIONS:
DATE:
Monday, April 29
TIME GEORGE LEFT HOME:
7:29 a.m.
MODE OF TRAVEL:
foot
DESTINATION AND DISTANCE:
school; 1 mile
TIME GEORGE LEFT SCHOOL:
3:15 p.m.
STOPS ALONG THE WAY:
drop Vivien at dance class, chat with Lester
TIME GEORGE STARTED FOR HOME (FROM DANCING SCHOOL):
3:30 p.m.
TIME BART SEEMED TO START WAITING OR ANTICIPATING GEORGE'S ARRIVAL:
3:30 p.m.
TIME GEORGE ARRIVED HOME:
3:45 p.m.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR OBSERVATIONS:
I got home much later than I normally would, but Bart came to wait when I left Vivien's dancing school and started home.
DATE:
Tuesday, April 30
TIME GEORGE LEFT HOME:
7:26 a.m.
MODE OF TRAVEL:
bike
DESTINATION AND DISTANCE:
school; 1 mile
TIME GEORGE LEFT SCHOOL:
3:08 p.m.
STOPS ALONG THE WAY:
stopped at Lester's house
TIME GEORGE STARTED FOR HOME (FROM LESTER'S HOUSE):
5:25 p.m.
TIME BART SEEMED TO START WAITING OR ANTICIPATING GEORGE'S ARRIVAL:
5:24 p.m.
TIME GEORGE ARRIVED HOME:
5:30 p.m.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR OBSERVATIONS:
Bart didn't come out to the steps until well after 5 p.m., so he seemed to know that I wasn't coming directly home from school.
DATE:
Wednesday, May 1
TIME GEORGE LEFT HOME:
7:31 a.m.
MODE OF TRAVEL:
bike
DESTINATION AND DISTANCE:
school; 1 mile
TIME GEORGE LEFT SCHOOL:
3:03 p.m.
STOPS ALONG THE WAY:
none
TIME GEORGE STARTED FOR HOME:
3:03 p.m.
TIME BART SEEMED TO START WAITING OR ANTICIPATING GEORGE'S ARRIVAL:
3:07 p.m.
TIME GEORGE ARRIVED HOME:
3:20 p.m.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR OBSERVATIONS:
DATE:
Thursday, May 2
TIME GEORGE LEFT HOME:
7:24 a.m.
MODE OF TRAVEL:
bike
DESTINATION AND DISTANCE:
school; 1 mile
TIME GEORGE LEFT SCHOOL:
2:45 p.m.
STOPS ALONG THE WAY:
none
TIME GEORGE STARTED FOR HOME:
2:45 p.m.
TIME BART SEEMED TO START WAITING OR ANTICIPATING GEORGE'S ARRIVAL:
2:49 p.m.
TIME GEORGE ARRIVED HOME:
2:56 p.m.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR OBSERVATIONS:
DATE:
Friday, May 3
TIME GEORGE LEFT HOME:
7:30 a.m.
MODE OF TRAVEL:
foot
DESTINATION AND DISTANCE:
school; 1 mile
TIME GEORGE LEFT SCHOOL:
3:03 p.m.
STOPS ALONG THE WAY:
went to look for Vivien
TIME GEORGE STARTED FOR HOME:
3:30 p.m. after I found Vivien
TIME BART SEEMED TO START WAITING OR ANTICIPATING GEORGE'S ARRIVAL:
Bart wasn't waiting
TIME GEORGE ARRIVED HOME:
3:40 p.m.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR OBSERVATIONS:
Bart wasn't waiting, and I think it could be that my intention to start home was interrupted when I couldn't find Vivien. I had to look for her and couldn't think of going home.
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BILL GATES
DOGS WHO KNOW WHEN THEIR OWNERS ARE COMING HOME
LOGBOOK
PET SPECIES:
Dog, part golden retriever, part mongrel
NAME OF ANIMAL:
Bill Gates
AGE AND SEX OF ANIMAL:
seven in people years; male
NAME OF PERSON MAKING OBSERVATIONS:
Lester Shoe
RELATIONSHIP TO THE PERSON TO WHOM THE ANIMAL RESPONDS:
owner
DATE:
Tuesday, April 16
TIME LESTER LEFT HOME:
7:32 a.m.
MODE OF TRAVEL:
bike
DESTINATION AND DISTANCE:
school; ¾ mile
TIME LESTER LEFT SCHOOL:
3:01 p.m.
STOPS ALONG THE WAY:
none
TIME LESTER STARTED FOR HOME:
3:01 p.m.
TIME BILL GATES SEEMED TO START WAITING OR ANTICIPATING LESTER'S ARRIVAL:
Bill Gates wasn't waiting
TIME LESTER ARRIVED HOME:
3:11 p.m.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR OBSERVATIONS:
I realized I wasn't very focused when thinking of home.
DATE:
Wednesday, April 17
TIME LESTER LEFT HOME:
7:20 a.m.
MODE OF TRAVEL:
foot
DESTINATION AND DISTANCE:
school; ¾ mile
TIME LESTER LEFT SCHOOL:
3:03 p.m.