indoor or outdoor pet???

[ILOVECINDER]

does your cat/dog/pet like to stay inside the house or outside???

-CINDER RULES!-

[aly]

All 3 of mine are indoor only babies. The dogs like to go for walks, but would NEVER want to go outside without me. Its a good thing too since I don't have a yard!

[Logan]

I have four in and out pets. Both dogs enjoy being in the fenced yard during the day, especially Honey. Lilly can't stand to be anywhere that I am not Does that make sense?

Mimi and Butter, being adult cats, made up their minds a long time ago that they need a little stretch time outside. But the colder it gets, the more they prefer to be in the warm house!

[Former User]

Indoor cats only, we live in an apartment, they don't even have a change to go out, and even if would have, we'd keep them in anyway.

[cr7clark]

Bo is strictly indoor, she shows no desire to venture outside even when we leave the door open. Last winter we had major renovations done on our kitchen and bathroom and she had plenty of opportunity to dash outside if she wanted to, but noooo, she stayed downstairs and out of the way, like a good little girl.

[PJ's Mom]

We have 2 dogs and 2 cats. The dogs, (PJ and Bailey) are inside dogs, unless there's a squirrel on the fence out back.

One of the cats, (Pumpkin) stays outside most of the time, while our newest addition, a gray kitten named Barclay) is not allowed to go outside at all.

[Stenograsaurus]

I have two dogs and two cats. The cats only venture outside when they sneak out. Once they get out, they are so scared. My one dog Patience, the Shepherd mix, loves to be close to people. My other dog, Dakota, the Husky, loves to be outside. If I go outside, he'll let me pet him but as soon as I reach towards his collar to let him in, he'll turn around and run!! I guess the house is too hot for him.

[Dixieland Dancer]

Dixie and Dusty go out to potty and lay in the sun or play frisbee or catch while I'm with them. Other wise they are in the house. Our cat, Marty sneaks out occassionally just to chase a squirrle or chipmunk but he never leaves our yard. He knows a good thing when he sees it since we rescued him from an abusive situation.

[Maresche]

All three of our kitty-girls are indoor only. Misao and Hana are terrified of the "outside" and will only go if in their cat carrier. Terra is the adventurous one and will take off through an open door at every opportunity, but once she's there she freezes. She's so scared she can't move. So they stay inside.

[catwoman]

What?!! Go outside?

NEVER! The VET lives out there ...

Thelma & Weezie

[aly]

Hey! The PJ family is back! Welcome back!!!!! I missed you guys!

[thelmalu99]

Indoor kitties.

[jackiesdaisy1935]

Oh my gosh, Daisy and Perry are in just about all the time. Perry cries if he has to go outside. They just go out to do their business and that's about it.
Jackie

[kobieeli]

Geez, I had no idea there were so many cat owners who actually keep their cats INSIDE instead of letting them roam (collarless) around neighborhoods all day and night! I wish I lived where you all live so I wouldn't see cat poop in the front yard, cats sleeping on my car, underfed kittens mewing at my door, and the too-common flat cat in the middle of the street. It saddens me that the cat "owners" in my area seem to think cats are wild and can fend for themselves in busy suburban areas. Argh!

But I digress. Kobie and Eli have a doggie door, and man do they use it! They're in and out all the time, although at night they always sleep with us. Outdoors is where the birds, grass, frisbees, and interesting smells are; indoors is where Animal Planet and the comfy places to lie down are!

(Oh, another thought: I used to think my grandma was a little loony because she's always had harnesses and long tie-out leads for her cats, so they can spend time in the yard on nice days without running away. Now I think she's a genius and a saint! Anyone else do this?)

[ November 02, 2001: Message edited by: kobieeli ]

[wolflady]

kobieeli, I know what you mean!! My Marius and Scooter are strictly indoors only!! They're spoiled and don't seem to mind at all. In fact, they seem afraid of the outdoors. They like to sit at the backdoor screen and look out, but that's about as far as it goes normally. Of course, when I get a dog, it will obviously be a housepet, but she/he will have to go outside for potty and exercise and all of that good stuff!