We got olive in June of 2016 to catch gophers and mice in the yard. She is afraid to be outside and afraid to be in the house. She is a garage cat and keeps the garage free of any critters.
We got Mickey Mouser, Micky for short, in December of 2018. He was to be an outside mouser. He is now mostly Olives companion in the garage. Our garage is now REALLY free from critters. Mickey does come outside when we are out and we still have hopes that he will venture outside daily and keep the gophers under control.