Did you lock the front door for pets? I keep mine locked so they can only go out into the back yard unless someone takes the dog out for a walk. Haven’t had one run away yet. Not sure why yours would be THAT needy though.....mine let themselves out to go to the bathroom and I have the automatic feeder....so someone in the house just needs to pet or play with him or take him on a walk occasionally. My dog has the loyal trait too and he doesn’t demand all that much attention.