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13. I get up at 5:00 am every morning including the weekend.

Wed Aug 15, 2018, 08:32 PM

Aug 2018

I don't have or need an alarm clock. My cats jump on my bed at 5:00am exactly to be fed every morning. I get up, feed them, workout, have breakfast and get ready to leave for work at 7:00am. I'm so trained that I wake up at 5:00am even when I'm away on vacation.

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What weird thing does your dog or cat do? [View all] IrishEyes Aug 2018 OP

The dog I had before the one I have now Ohiogal Aug 2018 #1

My Tuxedo cat, Sophie Stinky Toes, is traumatized by Yellow Finches Siwsan Aug 2018 #2

They're cats. Where do I even start? The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #3

I have a cat who pees on the bath mats also. (Weird THING? Like ONE?) forgotmylogin Aug 2018 #37

LOL! I never understood the bath mat peeing thing. Maybe it's the smell of the rubber backing The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #40

Oh I am quite familiar with "the song of my people" with regard to cats. forgotmylogin Aug 2018 #43

One of our cats washes his food. WhiteTara Aug 2018 #4

Not mine, but my son's cat will somehow get into PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2018 #5

My Shih Tzu SHRED Aug 2018 #6

we've trained our cats or our cats have trained us Fresh_Start Aug 2018 #7

If I let my cat out the back door KayF Aug 2018 #8

Do not leave a musical instrument case open around my cat Atticus. Hoyt Aug 2018 #9

You gotta get special stuff that works on urine. forgotmylogin Aug 2018 #38

Thanks. I think I still have that old case somewhere. I'll try it. Hoyt Aug 2018 #44

i use ground coffee + time. sell everything up + wait. pansypoo53219 Aug 2018 #67

Lizards in the house Rorey Aug 2018 #10

Ugh! Little hunters. forgotmylogin Aug 2018 #41

Wow! Rorey Aug 2018 #57

One of our cats was a collecter. pennylane100 Aug 2018 #11

So sorry. 😥 Duppers Aug 2018 #24

Thank you so much for your kind thoughts. pennylane100 Aug 2018 #25

How horrible! Thank god at least you have these stories about her forays into the neighbor- SWBTATTReg Aug 2018 #33

Mine comes in through his cat door and calls at full volume csziggy Aug 2018 #12

I get up at 5:00 am every morning including the weekend. IrishEyes Aug 2018 #13

We're both retired and have no set schedule csziggy Aug 2018 #14

Cats LOVE routine. forgotmylogin Aug 2018 #46

Before we taight the cat to use the cat door he destroyed several screens csziggy Aug 2018 #49

My dogs eat the connecting button on flip flops - but only on the right foot. Solly Mack Aug 2018 #15

My cat squeeker Glamrock Aug 2018 #16

I'm in California so grocery bags have to be reusable. Xolodno Aug 2018 #17

My cat raids the waste basket for plastic wrappers meow2u3 Aug 2018 #18

If I'm home my cat announces when she has to poop. Fla Dem Aug 2018 #19

A friend owned DiverDave Aug 2018 #20

Our Miss Doozie would do that! Duppers Aug 2018 #23

I once had a dog that ate crickets Major Nikon Aug 2018 #21

My in-laws have a dog which catches flies in the house at140 Aug 2018 #29

Cats "takes the cake" in this cat.egory. Esp THIS one. Duppers Aug 2018 #22

Feel free to tell the dog story. I love crazy dogs. IrishEyes Aug 2018 #27

My cat and I developed a circus act. forgotmylogin Aug 2018 #51

That's funny. Duppers Aug 2018 #58

"Meep" forgotmylogin Aug 2018 #64

Great names! Duppers Aug 2018 #65

My female dog squats to pee (like normal) but then always raises her left rear leg in the process dameatball Aug 2018 #26

Same with my female dog! I guess it is common? at140 Aug 2018 #31

some alpha females do this!.. samnsara Aug 2018 #35

Challenge accepted mythology Aug 2018 #47

Ha! I stand corrected!! dameatball Aug 2018 #50

I had a cat who used to swipe at people flyingfysh Aug 2018 #28

A lawyer and a psychiatrist were playing golf together at140 Aug 2018 #30

Saw my cat asleep in a bath tub JonLP24 Aug 2018 #32

The cat loves anything that she can make noise with Runningdawg Aug 2018 #34

I have a dog who loves kleenexs...pulls them out of the box or the trash can, and shreds ... SWBTATTReg Aug 2018 #36

Our dog does this, too. kwassa Aug 2018 #39

Shadow licks my forehead. FuzzyRabbit Aug 2018 #42

Kills squirrels and eats their heads off. milestogo Aug 2018 #45

One of our Great Pyr's loves peanut butter Bayard Aug 2018 #48

Boy cat - eats mayonnaise butter and poops in protest in the laundry room underpants Aug 2018 #52

Mine climbs MFM008 Aug 2018 #53

My dog I had Britney Spaniel Crutchez_CuiBono Aug 2018 #54

My cat, Frosty won't eat kibble from a bowl. procon Aug 2018 #55

Barks at the coffee grinder. CanonRay Aug 2018 #56

If my cat finds a plastic bag where he can get to it, no matter how big it is, nocoincidences Aug 2018 #59

Siren support Cartoonist Aug 2018 #60

If I don't get up when Oliver does Butterflylady Aug 2018 #61

we have 5 cats, 4 girls, one boy. they pick up their toys and leave them in the hallway trueblue2007 Aug 2018 #62

Talking Kitty Cat's Worst Date Ever sagesnow Aug 2018 #63

My son's cat Gothmog Aug 2018 #66