See...that’s just what I mean...and they’re much Happier I think.
My outdoor cat hangs out on the deck and deck steps and occasionally wanders the neighborhood. Having watched how he navigates I was astounded to see him head toward crossing the street and actually stopped and looked for traffic, which isn’t much here...but still he looks.
He’s Big Tabby cat and very territorial.
The houses in my neighborhood are pretty far apart as we live in a mountain bordering the National Forest(same mountain where Audie Murphy was killed). The cats have pretty far to roam without encountering a house.