Your pet should reach upward and pull down
against the scratch post.
Not exact matches
Available in a variety of sizes, this
scratching post can be leaned
against a wall at any angle and used on any floor surface, be it carpet, vinyl or hardwood.
Do your homework and buy (or make) a
scratching post a cat can lean her full weight
against and get a good
scratch and full body stretch.
They want to be able to stretch out completely, as though they were stretching out
against a tree, which is a favorite
scratching post of cats in the wild.
To make sure that your buddy doesn't run the gamut of «naughty» behaviors to try to get your attention (e.g., raiding the trash, meowing or barking, pulling your pant legs,
scratching the furniture, etc.), be diligent about giving attention to your pet when he does something that you approve of (e.g., sitting, rubbing
against your leg, lying on his bed,
scratching the
scratching post).
Even if your cat doesn't actually scale the tree, he'll almost definitely rub
against it, he might bump into it while playing, and he may decide to use it as a
scratching surface (trees are nature's original
scratching post, and they work as well as ever).
It took a little while for my cats to approach this tall
post sitting in living room and I had to take them to it to let them know it was OK to
scratch, now they bring their toys to it, lay and rub
against it.
I barely
scratched the surface in my June 8, 2013 blog
post about the way the central illicit funding accusation
against skeptic climate scientists — in its successful media traction form — traces to Ross Gelbspan.