What a way to wake-up.

andraia · 12-13-2011, 09:19 AM

I'm a morning grouch. It's best not to speak to me until I've had caffeine or a shower.

But it's hard to be grouchy when I wake up to a 65 pound pup on my chest licking me.

She will literally drop herself on either my back or chest/stomach and lick my face until she has my attention. If I'm awake, she leaves me a lone. I don't have to necessarily get out of bed, but she wants me alert.

Again, rather difficult to be mad when she looks so cute and happy.

How do your pups wake you up?

Cheerful1 · 12-13-2011, 10:53 AM

Joey comes around each side of the bed and sticks his nose in our faces, sometimes with a whine.

If it's way too early to get up (like this morning), and I know it's not feeding time or time to go out, we tell him "relax". He'll go back to his bed, and we can get more sleep.

He's not allowed on our bed, and in the four months we've had him, he has not come on the bed.

Some things (like sleep) are not negotiable, unless there's a real situation.

mack07 · 12-19-2011, 10:07 PM

mack licks my face then lays back down at the foot of the bed

Emoore · 12-19-2011, 10:14 PM

Mine does the same thing yours does, andraia. Only I WISH he weighed 65lb.

Veronica · 12-19-2011, 10:16 PM

I tell Panzer, "Go get daddy." Or sometimes I'll just point at DH, and Panzer knows it's time to get him up. DH is a grouch to wake up and becomes deaf to any amount of alarm ringing or any other sound that would normally wake the dead.

Thank goodness for Panzer's ability to wake DH in a happy way! DH will say, "Good morning Panzer," and Panzer's tail couldn't wag any faster. Very sweet and makes me smile every morning.

law1558 · 12-19-2011, 10:59 PM

If I don't turn off my alarm clock fast enough, Beau "reminds" me that it's time to get up...then he promptly goes back to bed!

chelle · 12-19-2011, 11:18 PM

We have a ridiculous scenario on work mornings.

The alarm goes off. I hit snooze. Every day, I hit snooze. He hears that, he starts to get up, stretch, but leaves me be. I guess he knows I'm not getting up after the first one.

When the second one goes off, he will start by staring at me dead in the eye, then once I give him a bleary eyeball, he will snuggle up on the bed with me and bury his head in the covers. When the second snooze goes off, he knows mama is going to get her tired butt out of bed. He's learned my routine.

Veronica · 12-20-2011, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by chelle

When the second one goes off, he will start by staring at me dead in the eye, then once I give him a bleary eyeball, he will snuggle up on the bed with me and bury his head in the covers.

A snuggled up GSD makes it SO hard to get out of bed. So comfy! People that don't allow their dog in bed are missing out, IMO.

Bridget · 12-20-2011, 09:41 AM

Heidi gives me little sweet kisses on my face. I love waking up that way. She only does it on weekends.

Jelpy · 12-20-2011, 10:19 AM

My doggies most effective method of getting me out of bed is to fart. Seriously. I can sleep through an alarm but when they pass that gas......

Jelpy

12-13-2011, 09:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
andraia New Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Florida Posts: 10	What a way to wake-up. I'm a morning grouch. It's best not to speak to me until I've had caffeine or a shower. But it's hard to be grouchy when I wake up to a 65 pound pup on my chest licking me. She will literally drop herself on either my back or chest/stomach and lick my face until she has my attention. If I'm awake, she leaves me a lone. I don't have to necessarily get out of bed, but she wants me alert. Again, rather difficult to be mad when she looks so cute and happy. How do your pups wake you up?

12-19-2011, 10:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
Emoore Crowned Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: North DFW, TX Posts: 9,215	Mine does the same thing yours does, andraia. Only I WISH he weighed 65lb. __________________ Rocky vom Backyard- 10 years young Kopper vom Felssclucht Bach - 17 months At the Bridge: Cash van der Animal Shelter 2006-2010

12-19-2011, 10:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
Veronica Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: SW Michigan Posts: 1,243	I tell Panzer, "Go get daddy." Or sometimes I'll just point at DH, and Panzer knows it's time to get him up. DH is a grouch to wake up and becomes deaf to any amount of alarm ringing or any other sound that would normally wake the dead. Thank goodness for Panzer's ability to wake DH in a happy way! DH will say, "Good morning Panzer," and Panzer's tail couldn't wag any faster. Very sweet and makes me smile every morning. __________________ "Folks will know how large your soul is by the way you treat a dog." -Charles F. Duran

12-19-2011, 10:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
law1558 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Southern CA Posts: 313	If I don't turn off my alarm clock fast enough, Beau "reminds" me that it's time to get up...then he promptly goes back to bed! __________________ ________________________________ Beau-GSD (Rescue) Kona-GSD (Always in our hearts...miss you) Zeus-GSD (1999-2011) Ica-GSD (1999-2008) Lobo-GSD (1991-1998) Cagney-Dobie (1990-1997) "In dog training, jerk is a noun, not a verb."

12-19-2011, 11:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
chelle Knighted Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 2,863	We have a ridiculous scenario on work mornings. The alarm goes off. I hit snooze. Every day, I hit snooze. He hears that, he starts to get up, stretch, but leaves me be. I guess he knows I'm not getting up after the first one. When the second one goes off, he will start by staring at me dead in the eye, then once I give him a bleary eyeball, he will snuggle up on the bed with me and bury his head in the covers. When the second snooze goes off, he knows mama is going to get her tired butt out of bed. He's learned my routine. __________________ Dolly Eskie 6/03 Suri Shiba 10/07 Bailey WGSD/Husky x 5/11 CGC Bailey's brother Tucker (rescue/foster dude) Tiger kitty '96 Information is power

12-13-2011, 10:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
Cheerful1 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Long Island/Pennsylvania Posts: 353	Joey comes around each side of the bed and sticks his nose in our faces, sometimes with a whine. If it's way too early to get up (like this morning), and I know it's not feeding time or time to go out, we tell him "relax". He'll go back to his bed, and we can get more sleep. He's not allowed on our bed, and in the four months we've had him, he has not come on the bed. Some things (like sleep) are not negotiable, unless there's a real situation.

12-19-2011, 10:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
mack07 New Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 6	mack licks my face then lays back down at the foot of the bed

12-20-2011, 09:41 AM	#9 (permalink)
Bridget Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,401	Heidi gives me little sweet kisses on my face. I love waking up that way. She only does it on weekends.

12-20-2011, 10:19 AM	#10 (permalink)
Jelpy Master Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Mesquite, Tx Posts: 906	My doggies most effective method of getting me out of bed is to fart. Seriously. I can sleep through an alarm but when they pass that gas...... Jelpy __________________ My furs are not in storage, nor draped across the bed. They're peering out the kennel door just waiting to be fed. (Anonymous)

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