I was afraid this would happen. Earlier this week, I had to get up very, very early, 3:30 AM, to get to the airport in time to take a very early morning flight out of town. Well, we do what we have to do. I set the alarm, and managed to get up and get out of town on time.
I had the forethought to shut the alarm off while I was gone. I do not always remember to do that, and it must drive the cats nuts, because the alarm will shut it self off, but only after ringing for about two hours. Those poor cats.
I know the cats do not care for the alarm, and for years, Sake would wake me up about 5 minutes before the alarm would go off. That has changed in the last few years, but still sometimes one or the other of the three cats does wake me up before the alarm goes off.
I was gone a few days. I had hoped that my absence would intervene so that the cats did not think I had to get up at 3:30 in the morning. Well, Friday morning, Haiku woke me up about 3:30 AM. And, this morning, she woke me up about 3:45 AM.
Well, a friend of mine says that with her pet, one time creates a tradition. I have noticed the same is true with my cats. And, if I try to change the tradition, they learn quickly and adapt to the new tradition, but do not want to give up the old tradition. Hmmm.
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