HEy there fellow cat lovers. Ive only made one other thread about fencing my cat if you read any of it. I rescued a 8 month old cat from a shelter. I had twelve from growing up years now im 20 and i wanted a cat again. His name is Zero and the only problem is my father dislikes cats. He wont purposely kill any animal but he wont tolerate them for a long time. I lost too many cats in the past becuase of jerk neighbors and all that. Now i have good neighbors who love animals and they wont kill my animals. Well my plan was to finally put my cat outside so i bought a 500 ft underground cat fence. Well it came and i tried the collar on my cat and zero hated it with a passion. He refused to wear it at all. I tried for 2 weeks but he refused. And i dont want him to live in a tiny cage outside so im thinking of just letting him outside to roam. My girlfriend has 8 cats outside her house and they have lived solid for 6 years and they have fields and woods just like i do. Now the other cats i had were born outside and were raised outside so they learned instincts. My question and my plea for help is how should i let my cat out, just open the door and say go? lol i really dont wanna do that is there any tactics i can use to show him what is our land and where is food is and where the door is so he can come in when its too cold? I just want him to try and stay close to our house. We have 2 acres and 4 acres of woods but not a lot of deer and coons and loose dogs so im not worried of him gettin beat up. He is fixed but has all his shots and still has his claws im going to keep having his shots updated and 2 check ups a year as usual. He has no interest in other cats, a male and a female cat both came up to a window his was sitting in and he wouldnt even look at them or sniff them. HE didnt give them the time of day he would look at me like hey can you get these dumb cats away from me please lol. So i dont think he is going to look for fights with females for a good time or to defend a male name. So like i said can anyone help me with some training techniques or some tips on how to keep Zero near the house and not in the woods or into trouble? Any help would really be valued please help me out if you can. Sorry this is really long i just wanted some tips. Thanks
God bless
-sean
God bless
-sean