This almost never happens - we usually check Ritzy's food bowl for content right before we go to bed and refill as needed. We don't keep it "full" all the time because she was overeating - we put in some, let her finish it and gradually got to a twice-day feeding and she has come to self regulate her intake accordingly and keep the weight more or less manageable (and there's daily exercise)

Anyway, back to the story. We had gone to bed and just dozed off when Ritzy climbed up on the bed with her big furry stuffed mouse (about the size of an orange) and dropped it on my spouses forehead...not the most pleasant way to awaken. She then trotted to the bedroom doorway and stood there meowing loudly(something else she isn't known for doing unless she wants something). She started to turn around, then kept looking backand meowing again.

"Ok, ok...I get it, you want something" Spouse gets outof bed and Ritz heads downstairs, uttering this little grumbling meow the whole way. proceeds to the kitchen, followed by my bleary eyed spouse....walks over the to food dish which was bone empty and sits by the bowl.

She then put her paw on the food bowl and uttered this loud, definitive MEE OW!

Bad mommy & daddycat...didn't fill food bowl!

Not sure about Ritzy's training, but it seems ours is coming along fine!