Timekeepers
My dogs have clocks for stomachs.
I don’t know how they do it.
They value things by the extent
to which a dog can chew it.
Their feeding time is 8 AM
and without exception,
at precisely 7:59,
they demand my attention
by pouncing on my stomach,
rousing me from sleep
so our kibbles appointment
I am sure to keep.
It happens every morning,
daily without exception.
It does no good for me to try
to practice a deception
by pulling covers over head
and feigning a deep sleep,
for my canine companions
have agendas I must keep.
Grumbling, I roll out of bed
to pee and then to sprint
to fulfill their 8 o’clock feeding
with no further hint!
So, seeing that I post each day
faithfully by nine,
do not merely credit me.
My incentive is canine.
Image by Cintage 72 Prompters: Zoe and Coco!!!
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
Yup! They know what time it is by how hungry they are.
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And then there are the cats!
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Yes, and babies too.
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They stand on the roof outside my room and yowl.
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Mine too. I’ve trained them (or vice versa) that in winter the backdoor is closed and they go out at 7, 8, and 9 and come in for a cookie. It’s the cookie that sets the clock! Breakfast is when I get up and supper between 3 and 4. Their stomachs are clocks, too.
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Do they sleep inside or outside? Morrie has his own room I built on… the doggie domain. The two little ones sleep in my bedroom.
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Bear and Teddy guard the castle from the living room until 6 am when they guard the castle from outside.
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I’m glad it isn’t just the Duke! Actually, though, thinking back — ALL our dogs have had an unfailing ability to know when it is dinner or snack time — though for some, snack time was anytime anyone was near or in the kitchen.
Our cats were pretty good timekeepers too!
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When they see me feeding the cats, they go crazy… but if I’m in bed, they come in and pounch on me.
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I had a cat who knew what time to expect me home from work. My mom was living with me then, and she fed
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Him earlier, but he knew my schedule! (Sorry, I accidentally hit the enter arrow up there)
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If I feed my cats before Yolanda comes, they always try to convince her they haven’t been fed yet.
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Very cute, Judy. My cats know it is Friday morning when they get their special treat in a human dish on top of the kitchen table. If I dawdle too much with making coffee, I get a trio of agitated meows.
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Is your human dish shaped like a person or one humans eat out of? I love the idea of a dish shaped like a person and now want to make one.
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No, it’s just a regular saucer from a set. I tried serving them in a cat-shaped dish, but they didn’t like it to the point that I barely saved it from flying off the table.
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I am determined to make a dish in the shape of a human, though!!!! I love the thought of it.
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I loved your poem. Annie informs me when it is exactly 6 AM for her breakfast and play time. If I don’t go outside right after feeding her she starts bringing in her toys to remind me to play with her. Her nighttime feeding is 5 PM. If I am late she lays her head on my lap and looks at me like she is dying.
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What life was like before clocks. Somehow, creatures just knew!
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They still do.😊
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Good point.
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😂Lovely!
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Very accurate!
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Thanks for reblogging! Lots more doggie poems where this one came from. They tend to be a popular topic around my house.
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