Cat Scratching Post Training

I wish Natural Scratch had magical properties that attracted every cat and compelled it to scratch its cedar flanks and nothing else. But, it doesn't. It's not Merlin or even Harry Potter. Cats, like people, however, respond to training and any cat can be trained to be a Natural Scratch-exclusive scratcher.

Among the features that make Natural Scratch unique, the most important is the training booklet. It presents a simple step-by-step method of training a cat to claw Natural Scratch and nothing else. This works like a charm IN ALL CASES! However, it is completely dependent on humans following the method consistently and for as long as it takes to channel the cat's scratching in the right direction.

Cat scratching behavior as it relates to Natural Scratch falls neatly under a classic Bell Curve. At one end are the minority of cats that begin scratching Natural Scratch as the owner is putting it together. On the other are the minority of cats who look at it and seem to say, Huh?!? As if they don't have a clue what it's for. All other cats are between these extremes.

Even the most evidently dumbfounded or simply obstinate cat, however, can be trained to claw Natural Scratch exclusively provided humans interact with it patiently and consistently and reward any clawing of Natural Scratch with a treat the cat craves. More later...