No more walks for Zim. :(

After 10 years of us living in this apartment and 3.5 years of Zim going out on his harness and leash, with me in tow, to greet neighbors and eat a bit of grass and bugs, our apartment manager gave us a notice saying Zim is not allowed to go outside in the common area anymore.  Apparently him greeting neighbors and eating bugs and grass is frowned upon.

So last night, as an experiment (and also because he was screaming bloody murder at the front door thinking he did something wrong and that's why I won't take him outside anymore), I put his harness on him, picked him up and carried him out the apartment front entrance.  As soon as we got completely out I set him down.  He was totally freaked out and started yelling and screaming.  The good news is that as soon as I carried him back into our apartment he was totally done with the outside world (for the night).  Thinking I'm going to try little by little every few nights to go outside the apartment complex with him.  There's a nice patch of grass and a tree on the sidewalk that he might enjoy if I can get him over there.  I do worry about dogs, but we shall see!

It's just a shame because our neighbors (and even the apartment manager as of a few months ago) loved seeing him and having him welcome them home.  I suppose we just have to change with the times, right?!