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Kaitlin Easton

Cheeky Scots cat plays chap-door-run with exhausted neighbour in 4am wake up calls

A cheeky cat has been caught on camera after playing chap-door-run with his sleeping neighbour.

In the clip, filmed on Craigmuir Road in Glasgow, mischievous pet Gizmo is seen giving local resident Lizzy Cullen 4am wake up calls by banging the letterbox on her door.

Gizmo, four, is also known to chap the door to his own home on the same street to let his owners know when he wants in.

Lizzy, 52, was unaware Gizmo was the culprit of her early morning disturbances until she decided to investigate noises which had been waking her up.

On some occasions, she found Gizmo sitting outside her home. She decided to secretly spy on him - setting up a dog camera to capture his activities.

Housekeeper Lizzy told the Record: "I first heard the noise a week ago and found Gizmo outside. I thought 'surely to god that could not have been the cat' and then I thought nothing more of it.

"Then a few mornings later we heard a knock at the door. My partner Scott checked the Ring doorbell but no one was there.

"I looked out the window and heard two more knocks at the door. Scott went down and opened the door and there was Gizmo sitting there again."

Lizzy left for work and set up the camera in her garden in hopes of catching Gizmo in the act.

Lizzy continued: "I had a look at the footage and saw Gizmo chapping at the door. I couldn't believe it. He was using his paws to bang the letterbox.

"He is the funniest thing ever and he is such a character. He is an amazing and very clever cat.

"I posted the video on Facebook and we found his owners. They said he chaps their door but has never done it to anyone else's."

Lizzy said Gizmo has since appeared again, at the slightly later time of 6am.

Social media users were left in stitches after she shared the footage online.

One person said: "This is hilarious. What a bold kitty."

Another added: "This is brilliant, what a clever little cat."

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