I trained my ex-cat. I'd get up when I damned well felt like it.
My ex-girlfriend at the time, would get up to feed cats.
So he'd bug her on the mornings she was in, and snuggle up with me on the mornings she wasn't.
Same cat learned not to beg at the dinner table for food. Even when sushi was being served. And yes, he loved salmon. Begging resulted in treats -- of wasabi applied to the nose.
He learned after the 2nd time.
TL;DR: with a sufficiently trainable cat, this doesn't work.
My ex-girlfriend at the time, would get up to feed cats.
So he'd bug her on the mornings she was in, and snuggle up with me on the mornings she wasn't.
Same cat learned not to beg at the dinner table for food. Even when sushi was being served. And yes, he loved salmon. Begging resulted in treats -- of wasabi applied to the nose.
He learned after the 2nd time.
TL;DR: with a sufficiently trainable cat, this doesn't work.