I spent 5 years caring for a diabetic cat before she went to the rainbow bridge in December, and that meant that i always had to be on time with insulin shots, 6am and 6pm...so my body was well trained to be up ( with no alarm clock) no later than 6am every single day, so when we got Dillon he was used to getting up when i did for misty ( the kitty). It became a hard and fast schedule... I rarely sleep in ( my idea of a sleep in is 6:30 or once 7am!) so the dogs are always getting up between 6am and 6:30 daily and they go to bed when i do- 10pm - so they get the nightly last call and they hold it until morning. We have only two times since we got Dillon where a middle of the night tinkle was necessary- both times due to the steriod for his allergies ( which he has not had to take for months now
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When Gus first came - his first two mornings he was getting antsy by 5am but by day 4 he understood the new schedule and is cool with sleeping in until 6 or 6:30...
Emilie