This is really more of a doxie mom and dad adventure. We were upstairs watching tv and the dogs were all sleeping. I was on the computer and heard Jim say "Uh, oh, We gotta get him out before the dogs see him". I look up to see a CAT coming down the hallway The cat turns and goes back when he sees us. Jim jumps up and shuts the door and I jump up and go the other way and close the gate across the stairs so the dogs are shut in the den. I head downstairs closing doors as I go hoping to confine the cat a bit. I can hear him meowing but I don't see him. Finally, I get to the front of the house and see him in the living room. Jim is better with cats than I am. His mom raised cats for years. So he picks him up. The cat was very friendly, didn't try to bite or scratch, and so Jim put him outside. Phew! Disaster averted. I feel sort of bad because it's going to get cold tonight and the poor kitty is outside, but I couldn't have him in here.
I'm really impressed with my "guard dogs". They let a cat come in the doggie door and no one even woke up. After we let the dogs out, Darby did go up and down the hallways sniffing. Guard dog after the fact