Cleopatra is an indoor cat, so I've not even gotten her a collar yet.
Most of the time, she shows absolutely no interest in going outside. However, there have been one or two times when she's shown enough curiosity in going outdoors, and has actually gone outside, once when I was talking to someone at the door, and another time as I was coming home from work. I gave her a couple of minutes, carefully supervised, and brought her back inside. And my mom has been here for the past week, helping take care of me since I got my wisdom teeth taken out on Wednesday. She likes having the windows open all the time, so Patra's bee spending a lot of time staring out the windows as well. Also, I know that if I visit my parents' place or move back in with them after college, my mom will want to let 'Patra get some fresh air in the garden.
Basically, I want her to be an indoor cat, but would it be a good idea to harness train her anyway, in case she ends up wanting to go out? Or for my parents' house, so I can at least supervise her? Or should I just put my foot down and say she's staying in all the time? She's 4 and a half months old now, so I figure if I do want to harness train her, now would be a good time.
Most of the time, she shows absolutely no interest in going outside. However, there have been one or two times when she's shown enough curiosity in going outdoors, and has actually gone outside, once when I was talking to someone at the door, and another time as I was coming home from work. I gave her a couple of minutes, carefully supervised, and brought her back inside. And my mom has been here for the past week, helping take care of me since I got my wisdom teeth taken out on Wednesday. She likes having the windows open all the time, so Patra's bee spending a lot of time staring out the windows as well. Also, I know that if I visit my parents' place or move back in with them after college, my mom will want to let 'Patra get some fresh air in the garden.
Basically, I want her to be an indoor cat, but would it be a good idea to harness train her anyway, in case she ends up wanting to go out? Or for my parents' house, so I can at least supervise her? Or should I just put my foot down and say she's staying in all the time? She's 4 and a half months old now, so I figure if I do want to harness train her, now would be a good time.