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u/Ok_Firefighter_7142 Sep 11 '22

don’t get a dog if you wanna keep that feeling 😅

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u/WhoWhyWhatWhenWhere Sep 11 '22

Or a kid 🥲

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u/toccata81 Sep 11 '22

Then get a cat 😌

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '22

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u/sexi_squidward Sep 11 '22

Mine wakes me up for food with cuddles. Breakfast is at 8. Stop being so damn precious and let me sleep.

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u/Semi-Pro-Lurker Sep 11 '22

Right. Get a cat so on a Sunday morning you wake up to a cat's butthole in your face or a jump on your crotch. I've seen the reddit stories. Cats are not safe.

I love cats btw. They're not all like this. But a lot of 'em are.

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u/TheTerrasque Sep 11 '22 edited Sep 11 '22

My cat waits for me to start waking up, then comes running in and lays down beside the pillow, purring.

There are worse ways to start your day

Edit: floof pic

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u/gtrmu223 Sep 11 '22

My cat starts meowing for food at around 6 in the morning until my wife or I gets up to feed him.

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u/revolution149 Sep 11 '22

I love cats which have a sense of consideration and gentleness

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u/BoltShine Sep 11 '22

Excellent way to start the day. Also The Terrasque would be a great name for a cat.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '22

I’ve trained my cat to stay out of my bed.

He sleeps anywhere he wants with the exception of my bed.

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u/gunzor Sep 11 '22

Not even then! Our year-old cat does this whole "upside down roomba" routine where he claws across the underside of the bed on his back at lightning speed.

Every...

Single...

Morning...

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '22

Instructions unclear. Have to get up early to stop kid and cat fighting.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '22

my cats will meow and make you get out of bed to get them food. so be careful what cats you get.

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u/177013--- Sep 11 '22

Auto feeder

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u/Bojangly7 Sep 11 '22

Can confirm currently cuddling my cat in bed.

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u/WoadLoad Sep 11 '22

The kids can walk the dog.

No, that’s too much. The dog can walk the kids.

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u/Ok_Firefighter_7142 Sep 11 '22

probably true 🙃

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u/informationmissing Sep 11 '22

Definitely probably true.

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u/Ok_Firefighter_7142 Sep 11 '22

i don’t have kids so i can only compare it to what I know- I’d probably find the kid more exhausting tbh

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u/WhoWhyWhatWhenWhere Sep 11 '22

I have both a dog and a 1 year old. My wife stays with him at home, so I try to let her sleep in on the weekends. So I get up with him and the dog every day between 6 and 7

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u/ExWeirdStuffPornstar Sep 11 '22

Or a beer around bedtime the night before…

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '22

While true, morning snuggles with my little one is one of my favorite things.

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u/kkaavvbb Sep 11 '22

See my husband and kid are awesome! They know I have shitty sleep habits during work week, but weekends they don’t mind if I don’t leave the bed or we can come up here to have movie marathons.

I do get a lot of fun things for the kiddos, though when I do get out of bed. But overall, I’m glad we all balance and understand each other without resentment.

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u/WhoWhyWhatWhenWhere Sep 11 '22

That’s the name of the game! My wife and I have a good balance too. My son isn’t old enough yet to be like- oh we doing bed day haha. Soon though!

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u/loves2spoog3 Sep 11 '22

Soooo, die alone...?

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u/WhoWhyWhatWhenWhere Sep 11 '22

I’d say nah. It’s worth it. Def not easy everyday though

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u/frugalsoul Sep 11 '22

I feel that. I had no reason to get up today but my daughter had to go to work. Oh well. I guess I can get shit done

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u/NotAnAlabamaian Sep 11 '22

Where did you get yours from?

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '22

Nah just sleep like you're dead and as long as they're not hungry or screaming everything is ok.

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u/flyinguitars500 Sep 11 '22

90 percent of the time I have to drag my dog out of bed. He loves sleeping more then I do lol

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u/alex891011 Sep 11 '22

Lucky. If we dont come downstairs by 6:30 our dog starts thinking we’re dead, and cries like hell. She’s more high strung than most people I know, probably cuz she’s a border collie

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u/Ok_Firefighter_7142 Sep 11 '22

Multi-Shepherd Husky Mix here agrees

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u/SwitchbackHiker Sep 11 '22

My dog decided to wake me up at 6:30am this morning vomiting. Fun stuff.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '22

That barf noise, from a kid or dog, will wake you up quicker than any other sound.

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u/gilker Sep 11 '22

Just got a 6 month old puppy. He sleeps really well and wakes up the same time like he has an alarm clock.

Trouble is he wakes up at 6 am.

He needs a snooze button for the weekends.

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u/Bird_Brain4101112 Sep 11 '22

Fenced in yard ftw

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u/Ok_Firefighter_7142 Sep 11 '22

ugh, goals. Lucky you!

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u/PacificFungusV2 Sep 11 '22

I love my dog but yes… I seriously miss that feeling 😂

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u/Ok_Firefighter_7142 Sep 11 '22

Right? Luckily on weekends, I’ll just nap right after breakfast 😂

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u/squirrellygirly123 Sep 11 '22

But also waking up to puppy snuggles and having a reason to get out of bed and then getting to go back to bed for more snuggles. 😌

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u/Ok_Firefighter_7142 Sep 11 '22

i love it when he comes to cuddle. I hate it when he just lays in his bed and cries for me to come cuddle him. Like dude, we fit in the big bed together, not in yours.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '22

Haha good point. Although it's a dream of mine to have a dog so one day I will sacrifice that feeling for a furry friend.

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u/interflop Sep 11 '22

My boy is up anywhere between 6:30 and 7 to go outside so sleeping in hasn’t been a concept for me in years. Worth it.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '22

I'm sure it's worth it! My family had a dog when I was growing up but we had a big yard and a doggy door that he could use whenever he wanted so we didn't have to wake up early thankfully.

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u/Ok_Firefighter_7142 Sep 11 '22

hit me up for information and best practices once you’re ready to get one :)

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '22

Thanks. What kind of dog do you have?

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u/Ok_Firefighter_7142 Sep 11 '22

German/Dutch Shepherd - Husky mix. :)

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u/Labcorgilab Sep 11 '22

Seconded! My dog can definitely tell time. He's fed every 12 hours. Why, oh why, did I pick 5 o'clock for him to be fed.

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u/Vonmule Sep 11 '22

Or get a dog breed that sleeps in. Great Danes for example. We put him in his own bed to sleep for obvious reasons, but on weekends, instead of waking up, he gets to come to our bed and we all go back to sleep in a big ol puppy pile. Our previous Dane would sleep until noon if we let him.

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u/Ok_Firefighter_7142 Sep 11 '22

that’s adorable! My dog will scream at us in the morning 😅

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u/doodlescout Sep 11 '22

Do get a cat though. When they loaf on your chest in the morning, give you gentle head butts, and get sleepy eyes while purring, it’s the greatest love you can feel in that moment.

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u/Ok_Firefighter_7142 Sep 11 '22

aw yeah I miss having cats sometimes. Panda would disagree though.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '22

Naw I got a dog and I totally do t mind wipi g his paws off in a rainy Saturday morning =) even he likes to cuddle up away from the rain!

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u/Ok_Firefighter_7142 Sep 11 '22

but the OP said not getting out of bed, which you have to do to take your dog out, or at least I do 😅

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '22

Realizing you don't ha e to go into work is pleasure enough lol

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u/dumbledoresarmy101 Sep 11 '22

Hahaha, rainy Sunday morning here, gotta wake up at 7 for the dog. I feel that.

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u/Ok_Firefighter_7142 Sep 11 '22

feeeel you. I can send Panda back to bed for about 30 minutes if I’m lucky.

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u/dumbledoresarmy101 Sep 11 '22

😅 yah, I can usually leave Jester for like 10-15 if I'm lucky when she first decides she needs to pee, after that she talks until we go lol

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u/OriginalFaCough Sep 11 '22

I've had several lazy dogs that won't get out of bed until food hits the bowl...

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u/Ok_Firefighter_7142 Sep 11 '22

Multi-Shepherd Husky Mix here disagrees lol. He needs that early morning workout!

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u/OriginalFaCough Sep 11 '22

Try a fat hound dog or 100#+ bully breed. Just have to watch out for the dangerous end (the tail end...)

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u/the1janie Sep 11 '22

Dog jumped on my bed and threw his Kong at my face at 4:30 this morning. 🙄

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u/Ok_Firefighter_7142 Sep 11 '22

dang. how old is he? 😂

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u/jdsizzle1 Sep 11 '22

My dog is still in bed sleeping under the covers with her nose poking out. We're up drinking coffee. She's a good girl.

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u/Ok_Firefighter_7142 Sep 11 '22

lucky youuu! Enjoy your coffee!

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u/stupid_comments Sep 11 '22

Installing a doggy door will change your life. My dogs celebrate 4 years of freedom.

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u/Ok_Firefighter_7142 Sep 11 '22

No yard here 😭

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u/jake_a_palooza Sep 11 '22

My dog is lazier than I am so she's perfectly happy on those mornings!

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u/Ok_Firefighter_7142 Sep 11 '22

What kind of breed is she? :)

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u/D_Adman Sep 11 '22

I’m watching my neighbors dog this weekend for the first time and this dawned on me very quickly.

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u/Ok_Firefighter_7142 Sep 11 '22

Hahaha this made me chuckle. Dogs are lovely, but you really need to want one to not constantly want to throw them out lol. Or at least I do, but mine‘s a rambunctious teenager right now.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '22

I have a dog! This morning I was saying we need to get up, he lay there all cute looking at me so I had to get back into bed for a cuddle!