Rupert Shaldrake
Many stories of this type come from World War II, when pilots were allowed to leave their dogs in the aerodromes. For example, Max Aitken, commander of a squadron, had his Labrador retriever at his base for Squadron 68. Edward Wolfe, who was under his command, told me:
"When the squadron was returning from a one or two airplane operation, his black Labrador, who had been lying quietly, got up and launched outside, at his master's arrival. He always knew if Max Aitken was on his way back."
I received a similar report about the reactions of a dog and his master, a pilot in a squadron of gliders. When the planes were on their way back they were nearly silent. In at least one case it was tested to see the possibility of a reaction of a dog becoming unchained over the sound of one particular airplane. The dog in question was also a Labrador retriever, who reacted when his master was returning, an officer in the RAF.
"He observed his master when he took in an airplane and he began to wait for him. When that exact airplane returned, the dog did not even budge. The men thought that the dog had not passed the test. But they were wrong. The dog, it happens, was right. His master was not in that airplane. Later on another airplane approached from the opposite direction. The dog, very excited, got up and began to wag his tail. His master had returned."
(J. Greany)
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