This is totally hilarious. Its my cat!!
Our dog and cats have all dedicated their lives to ending ours this way!And for the ones who run BETWEEN your legs up the stairs when you are carrying a large load of laundry.
I have learnt over the years that no matter how much I hate what the cat(s) are doing to get me up, I will not react to that which annoys me. I wait until they have moved on to something that doesn't bug me so much (or does less damage) and react to that instead. That way they repeat that on future occasions instead of the thing I really don't want them to do. They know what works best and you MUST NOT show any weakness!!!!Speaking of NOT giving up. If you had exhausted our cat's patience on trying to get you up the regular way he would then hurl his 8kilo carcass into the miniblinds.....REPEATEDLY------THAT sound did get us out of bed and mad as h............but Kitty was definitely in charge
hahaha----Pavlov's theory doesn't work here (not with the late and great Liono)-----when you have a 24 pound cat heaving themselves like Jackie Chan into blinds that weren't designed for "Hai Karate" cats you are going to come out of the bed. Trust me. But we've come to a mutual agreement------he heaves himself into the binds we wake up (like he wants) but then we aim a water gun at him. YOu'd be surprised how anger improves one's aim. Then we go back to sleep and he's well.......all wet.........I have learnt over the years that no matter how much I hate what the cat(s) are doing to get me up, I will not react to that which annoys me. I wait until they have moved on to something that doesn't bug me so much (or does less damage) and react to that instead. That way they repeat that on future occasions instead of the thing I really don't want them to do. They know what works best and you MUST NOT show any weakness!!!!
I sleep with a spray bottle by the bed! I figure by the time they have done the damage, there is very little point in me giving in to them. They have to break glass (or each other) for me to give in. Mind you, when desperate for more sleep, I also trick them by starting to walk out of my bedroom, they all tear out of the room to be the first out of the door... but I just shut the bedroom door on them. Takes them a few minutes to realise that not only am I not coming after them, but they can't get back in! It is amazing how they all settle down after that.but then we aim a water gun at him. YOu'd be surprised how anger improves one's aim. Then we go back to sleep and he's well.......all wet.........