yes, keeping them very close in the beginning is so important to their trust and faith in us
as we become the head of their 'tribe', daddy/mommy cat indoctrination...
once this is established, along with, when needed scolding/correction/bounderies,
this begins their Trust/place with us within the pride, they begin to feel safe with us
for their well-being and safety...
pretty much all of the keepers that we have had, we started out this way, and
the results were that they always desired to stay close, whether inside or out...
all of our cats eventually became 'outside-cats', because this is what they preferred,
and we always allowed them their choice to their natural preference of the environment
they were most comfortable with...
almost all our of cats were 'drop-offs' and readily took to us, and we have had some of the
most amazing animals imaginable, and we thank Jesus for this...