Many pet owners can probably attest to being woken up by their dogs or cats scratching against their bedroom wall - but this farmer receives the same treatment every morning from his pet cow.
Jenna the diary cow was destined to be killed due to the fact she was born infertile and unable to produce milk.
However, fortunately she was saved at just three-days-old back in November 2018 when she was taken in by Ryan Phillips, 42, and Mallory Sherman, 34.
Ryan and Mallory then took Jenna to live on their not-for-profit farmyard sanctuary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
After nursing and caring for Jenna, the cow developed a strong bond with Ryan, and now becomes very impatient if she isn't greeted first thing in the morning with a hug and a kiss.
Every morning, Jenna will make a beeline for the couple's kitchen window and moo loudly until Ryan comes to say good morning.
Check out the video below to see their adorable morning routine:Ryan said: "Jenna treats me like I'm her best friend and saw me like I was her mom when she was little because I brought and fed her bottles.
"She'd knock me in my belly to attempt to make more milk come out.
"I spent every night talking and laying with her in the barn and making sure she was healthy and happy.
"And so, now we continue to have a bond that results in her mooing for me and needing morning hugs - as well as lots of time together during the day, and goodnight hugs and scratches as well.
"We are truly best friends and she's definitely just as much family as any human could be."
Jenna - nicknamed The Calf Who Lived - was a freemartin, meaning she was unlikely to have babies or produce milk, because she was born a twin.
The dairy farmer had planned to cut Jenna's life short, but his daughter asked if she could find a home for them, and contacted one of Ryan's pals, Tia - who brought the young
calf to live at the non-profit farm animal sanctuary Life with Pigs Farm, with their other cows, pigs, turkeys, chickens and dogs.
It was there that Jenna met Ryan, and the rest - as they say - is history.
