timekeeper

Living alone and working from home I don't really watch the clock too closely. Left to myself, I'd work all hours of the day and night and absentmindedly eat and sleep as the spirit moved me.
Maxine, on the other hand, has much more respect for schedule than I do.
From day to day, in a series of pet sounds and positions, she lets me know when it's time to get up, time to get to work, time to break for lunch or dinner and time to go to bed.
Today I took a longer lunch than usual and when I got back to my desk, there was my timekeeper reminding me I was late.