Audi is trouble. Adorable, cuddly, loveable - yes; but trouble all the same. Let me begin by emphasizing that WE HAVE A BABYGATE at the top of the stairs to the basement. However, there are also three stairs to go out the backdoor and due to the width of the gap and the angles of the walls above these three stairs we are having a difficult time finding a gate that will block them off. Also, because Audi likes to eat the cats' food and play in the cats' water (right next to said stairs), we found what we thought was a good temporary solution. We block the entire area off by lying down a chair from our dining room.
This plan worked well, until Audi saw the cats climbing through the legs of the chair. At which point, she promptly did so herself (to get to the cat food, not the stairs). She was so proud of herself that I had to snap a quick picture before I removed her from the area.
We are currently working on a new plan. Who knew cat food tasted good enough to be so alluring?
(Yes, Audi is in her Halloween costume, she and Beemer were playing dress up. The costume was Beemer's idea because nothing else really fits Audi right now.)