Everyone who is a pet owner knows that it has its ups and downs. Mostly ups. But sometimes there are downs.
Like waking up and finding a favorite pair of shoes destroyed. This can be totally frustrating. But then there are those other times.
The times when we wake up to see their cute little wet noses touching ours. And that makes it all worth it. These photos show the best “I woke up to this” moments from pet owners… for better or worse.
74 pet owners share their funniest ‘I woke up to this’ moments involving their pets:
What a face to wake up to. His human woke up hungover on the floor next to this face. She didn’t leave his side the whole night.
Gecko wins! This cat picked a fight with the wrong gecko. He didn’t think that the gecko would fight back. He was wrong.
Say what you will about cats. But if you really know cats, you’ll know that they turn into sweet baby angels when they slumber. Look at this sweet, sweet baby angel face!
Imagine waking up and seeing this nightmare face? I’d think that I was still dreaming. This dog looks like a scary creep.
Someone forgot to hang up their suit before they went to bed. Kitty started sniffing around and got curious about it. This is how he found her when he woke up.
Check out this Sleeping Beauty. Not ALL kitties sleep looking like sweet baby angels. Sometimes they look like this.
This cat’s human woke up to a strange sound in the kitchen. It was this guy. He was trying to get his head out of whatever this thing is.
This good boy didn’t want to wake up his human. So he just patiently waited like this for his human to wake up and feed him. He looks like he’s been waiting a while and is super hungry.
This cat’s human found this photo on his phone when he woke up. The phone takes pictures when someone enters the wrong code on the phone. His cat was trying to invaade his privacy.
This cat’s human woke up to his cat peering over him from up high. The cat was also being really loud. His human woke up to the sound of “my cat singing me the song of his people.”
The human of this household found his amphibians in the act of worship. This frog looks like he is being baptized. The other frog is blessing him.
Here is one big happy family. The human found these parents snuggling with their newborn when he woke up. Is this precious or what?
13) Playing With Presents
This cat loves his human so much. So he got him a present. But his human ended up ruining the surprise when he woke up to his cat playing with the present on his bed.
This lizard looks like he knows something about you that you don’t want him to know. Like he knows exactly what you did last night and is giving you that look. I wonder what his human did to end up waking up to that face?
This is one of those classic wide eyed pup looks. The kind of look that dogs pull out when they want something. And this one is good.
16) Reading the Morning Paper
This human has some well informed dogs. They like to read the paper every morning. He caught them in the act.
This cat’s human left a tray of cat nip out. He woke up to his cat super stoned on the floor. He’s totally blissed out.
18) Beautiful and Beautifuler
There’s a very lucky man who gets to wake up next to these two. It’s beautiful and even more beautiful. The dog being the latter.
This cat is ashamed of his hairballs. So, he tries to cover them up with whatever he can find. Now his hairballs looks like a pretty present.
This human went to sleep alone. But this guy eventually wiggled his way in. It looks like he slid underneath his human’s legs.
Everyone deserves to wake up to a face that is this happy that you’re awake. That is love. And everyone deserves to be loved as much as this pup loves his human.
These two were having buddy time. Their human woke up to find them smack in the middle of it. It’s their favorite time.
This human first thought that a bird got into the house. Then he walked into the bedroom and realized that the pillows have been murdered. And the murderer was still in the room.
These two had a nice bed to sleep on but they liked this box instead. Their human found mommy and one of her new babies snuggling up in it. Aww, that baby looks so cozy.
This guy woke up and wasn’t sure if his girlfriend turned into his dog. Or if he was sleeping with his dog. Or did they just become one?
This cat looks like it’s having a rough night. Like he drank too much and it isn’t safe for him to not be close to a toilet. His human found him like this in the bathroom closet when he woke up to use the bathroom.
This human woke up to something knocking on his door. This is what he found when he opened that door. A very distressed looking dog who got his head stuck.
Lots of us could use a dose of some pep when we wake up in the morning. And this is the kind of face that will pep you right up. It’s the best way to start your morning.
The best way to warm up on a cold morning is to get cozy with the ones you love. That’s why this kitty tucked himself under the blanket with his humans. Now he’s toasty warm.
This cat isn’t used to strangers. That’s why the house sitter woke up next to this cat’s shocked face. This cat looks real nervous.
This human’s girlfriend moved in. She brought her cat with her. Now this is what he wakes up to every morning.
This human woke up to their dog mooning them. He put his butt straight in their face. Beautiful sight to wake up to.
It’s so hard to keep cats off of the counter. They can just jump up and fit so easily. It’s hard to tell them no.
A bunch of roomates decided to adopt a pit bull. He fit right into the house in less than a week. Now most mornings look like this.
This dog isn’t allowed on the bed. But he really wants to be on the bed. His human woke up with him just leaning over and onto the bed. His feet are on the floor so it doesn’t count as being on the bed!
This cat is freaking out. He caused such a ruckus that he woke up his human. This is the first thing his human saw.
37) Breathing Not Necessary
This cat is sick of their human. So, she’s trying to put her to sleep. Forever… you know, the eternal sleep.
Every Airbnb should come with a cat or dog snuggle option. Actually, you should get both so you can choose a cat or dog that will come with your room so you can snuggle with them. This Airbnb did, so the vistor woke up and realized he was sharing his bed with this guy.
This human woke up to his parrot yelling “help me” “help me.” He usually says it when he gets his foot caught or tangled in his toy. But it was something different this time.
This is what waking up late looks like when you have cats. It looks angry and resentful. And like you need to get up and make breakfast NOW.
Under normal circumstances a parent would be very happy to wake up to see these to faces. There’s only one problem. They don’t own a cat.
This little puppy has been very naughty. He likes to bite his human’s nose in the morning. But there’s no way you can wake up mad at this face.
When he goes to bed, his girlfriend is in the bed next to him. But he sees this when he wakes up. That’s because the dog takes his girlfriend’s spot when she leaves for work.
This 80-pound Irish setter looks just as confused as to how he got on top of this 5-foot armoire as his human does. I wonder how long he was up there. He doesn’t even look like he knows for sure.
Not everyone is a morning person. This dog, for example, is NOT a morning person. He looks very upset about the fact that he is awake right now.
This human woke up to see his cat levitating. This cat looks like a floating catloaf. Amazing.
This cat was locked out for the night. She just gave up and slept face down so the sun wouldn’t bother her. She was found like this in the morning.
This cat is an addict. He’s addicted to cat nip. Here he is hitting rock bottom.
Need more proof that dogs are angels? Here you go. Proof they are Heaven sent.
50) There Can Only Be One
This cat is trying to get rid of his little brother for good. No more Mr. Nice Cat. He’s going to get him in this box and hide it where he’ll never be able to get out. Or so he thought.
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51) Skyping With The Boyfriend
This girlfriend usually leaves Skype on when she falls asleep. But her boyfriend didn’t disconnect that morning. So, she spent the day Skyping with his dog.
What’s better than waking up to someone you love AND presents. That’s exactly what this human woke up to. His cat bringing him some plastic bags and tin foil sheets as presents.
This guy woke up just like he does every other morning. Except that this morning when he woke up he saw this. His cat caught up in the blinds looking pretty happy.
54) Dad’s Getting Married
This dog needed to be boarded since everyone was going to be at his dad’s wedding. So the vet who he was staying with made sure that the dog would still be apart of dad’s special day. Dad woke up to this photo the morning of his wedding.
This is how you know you’re in a cat house. You’ll wake up to cats sleeping in various tiny containers. Here we have a cat in a purse.
This was the view from the top bunk. Sometimes this dog likes to climb up the ladder. That way he can ask his human to take him outside.
This cat’s human has deer antlers on the wall. So when he wakes up, his cat looks like this. Pretty scary.
Who needs a monster in the closet when you have a cat on top of the bookshelf. This cat looks kind of evil up there. Like he’s plotting away in the night.
This dog really does love his dad. So much so that he got his dad a Father’s Day gift. Look at this nice card!
This is Kevin. The photo on the left is of him checking on dad before he came home to nap with the flu. The photo on the right is what dad saw when he woke up 3 hours later. Kevin was still concerned and watching over him in the same exact position. It’s OK Kevin, daddy is going to be OK.
Cats really do love goldfish. That’s why this cat climbed to the top shelf. He needed to grab that bag of Goldfish.
This cat’s human heard him making lots of noise in the morning. He had no idea what was going on. Then he saw his cat having a toy malfunction.
This dog was hoping that his owner would take a hint. So he not so subtly crept into bed with his mom with his favorite ball. Hopefully she’ll be swayed to play with said ball immediatly upon wakening.
This is the look of a very put off cat. She woke up to a boy in her human’s bed. She was NOT pleased.
Today is daddy’s birthday. He woke up to his children ready to celebrate. They wanted to be the first to wish daddy a happy birthday.
These two need to get a room. It looks like there’s some unsavory stuff going on in this dog bed. Human woke up a little to soon.
When this human wakes up, his dog is already ready to go. No wake up time necessary. This dog is standing straight up and ready to rock.
This human fell asleep on a trampoline. He had someone laughing at him when he woke up. This dog looks like he’s making fun of him.
69) Sleeping in the Drawer
Some cats don’t like beds. They prefer to sleep on your stuff. That’s why this cat is fast asleep in a drawer.
You shouldn’t leave food out when you have a pet. This human fell aslseep holding a bag of chips. He woke up to his pet trying to steal them.
71) Loving in the Morning
Morning is the best time for love. And these lovers love their mornings together. Because they just get to love up on each other.
This pup looks like he was having sweet dreams. That or he’s just super happy that his human woke up. And now he gets to gaze at her beautiful face.
Nothing to see here. Just a cat in a bag. Catting around.
This cat was abandoned at a Petco and left underneath some fish tanks. Thankfully she was adopted. Now her new owner finds her in the sinks most mornings. It probably reminds her of the fish tanks.
