Abby has realized that coat, purse and shoes means that I am going out the door, and she has decided this means she should dart out into this new territory. This is not a particularly dangerous situation as fire doors block one side of the hallway, but technically there is the possibility that the elevator door could open and she could dart in there, or a person could open the door to the stairwell and she could get out that way. There is also a little "danger" in that my neighbour has a very large motorized wheelchair and his ability to operate it is - well, limited (lots of scratches and gouges in the walls attest to that ). He could easily run her down without even seeing her if the timing was bad.
The most difficult thing really is that she does that when I am on my way to work or when I'm meeting someone etc. and it is beyond annoying to have to put my key and bag down and go after her, pick her up, put her back into the apartment far enough to be able to close the door, then gather my bag and key, lock the door and continue on my way. As she is resisting "capture" a little more each time, this is turning from a 30 second extra bit of time to ever lengthening delays in my leaving. I don't really want to have to leave 10 minutes earlier than usual so I can get to work on time because of this.
I am thinking of letting her out into the hallway when I have time, in the hopes that she will eventually lose interest in it (although she seems to think the ugly shag carpeting is excellent for scratching). But I'm not sure this is the final solution. Any other suggestions will be welcome.
P.S. I do leave treats on her tree before I head to the door - she abandons the treats and makes a beeline for the door though.
The most difficult thing really is that she does that when I am on my way to work or when I'm meeting someone etc. and it is beyond annoying to have to put my key and bag down and go after her, pick her up, put her back into the apartment far enough to be able to close the door, then gather my bag and key, lock the door and continue on my way. As she is resisting "capture" a little more each time, this is turning from a 30 second extra bit of time to ever lengthening delays in my leaving. I don't really want to have to leave 10 minutes earlier than usual so I can get to work on time because of this.
I am thinking of letting her out into the hallway when I have time, in the hopes that she will eventually lose interest in it (although she seems to think the ugly shag carpeting is excellent for scratching). But I'm not sure this is the final solution. Any other suggestions will be welcome.
P.S. I do leave treats on her tree before I head to the door - she abandons the treats and makes a beeline for the door though.