Update time! Happy to say that, more or less, I've gotten the door dashing to a manageable level. I keep him busy, rotate toys and just generally wear him out, and he mostly stays away. He's also gotten accustomed to being shut in a bedroom during the two 15 minute high traffic segments of...
Makes total sense. He's the first cat I've owned who doesn't respond to a light verbal reprimand(he's too stubborn lol) and I wasn't sure where to go from there.
Ooh, I hadn't thought of the trick thing. I bet he'd like that. And thanks for the toy list!
I'll do some experimenting and...
Thanks for the suggestions!
Baby gate + sign: Great idea but hard to put into practice for our house - the kid who lets him slip out the most is 3 and cannot step over a gate or read. ;)
Harness: Tried introducing him to that for a while, he is very independent and would growl/flatten his...
So Rhys, the cat named in my username(haha) is absolutely DETERMINED to get outside. He waits and howls by the door, and as soon as it's open just a crack he forces his way through. With lots of kids in the house, controlling door traffic is very difficult. Once outside, he runs off(fairly...