On 11/9/2016 8:32 PM, dgk wrote:
On Wed, 09 Nov 2016 19:21:25 -0500, John Kasupski
wrote:

On Wed, 2 Nov 2016 22:32:59 -0000 (UTC), Bastette wrote:

Remember, cats don't care at all if they wake you up out of a deep sleep
because they want to play, or get a snack, or be petted, or just to be
obnoxious.

Joyce

I haven't quite figured out yet exactly what motivates my 14-week old Tabby
kitten to wake me up, but she seems to decide to do so about 50% of the time,
with my bladder doing the honors the remainder of the time.

The thing is that when she does decide I've slept long enough, I awaken to a
furry little bundle of pure cuteness and affection who is standing on the bed
about six inches from my face, purring loudly and gently licking my nose, and
for this reason I find it impossible to consider her behavior obnoxious!

John

I'm pretty expert in this kind of behavior. My diagnosis is that
you're being trained, and it appears to be going well.

Actually, I guess that cats really don't understand that humans get
most of their sleep at one time. Cats seem to sleep anywhere at any
time so the concept that we might not appreciate being woken up
probably doesn't occur to them. Nor would it matter to them if it did.


There's a lot of truth here.

A couple of months ago I was in a speech contest. My speech was titled
"Dogs and Cats". I started by saying,

"Whether you're training a dog or a cat, the first thing you need to do
is to make sure they know who's boss. Once a dog understands that
you're in charge, he'll do everything he can to please you. And as soon
as a cat is sure that you will obey his commands to feed, pet and play
with him, he will be pleased."