All animals--cats and humans included--will produce wear in the home, inevitably. You can rail against the night or you can train creatures in ways that minimize damage. This is the point of the Natural Scratch scratching post. It comes with an easy-to-use guide that teaches humans how to train their cats to claw Natural Scratch and to leave other scratching targets alone. This isn't as easy as reading a book, but it is fun! Plus it is a great feeling to know that you have succeeded in training an animal to do something you want it to do. More later...