Provide an appropriately sized alternative, such as a scratching post,
placed near your couch or currently used scratching area.
I used to keep a small dictionary in my bedside table, another in the end
table near the couch, one on my home office desk and another on my desk at work.
Some people even place the crate in a corner of the
room near a couch or chair, and make a wooden top for it.
I've been looking for the perfect nightstands / reading lamps for our bedroom, as well as a similar set of tables / lamps
for near our couch in the living room.
I tend to do a little more than this (not just eccentric exercise), but only because it makes me feel better about myself to do so, and I actually enjoy it after 30 years
of near couch potato levels of activity.
Unfortunately, whenever we buy a big bad of pistachios at our house, they seem to disappear really fast, and I have a hard time getting any... turns out my wife is a huge fan of pistachios and does her squirrel impersonation as I always catch her with a huge pile of shells at her desk or
near the couch.
The entire time I was wearing this outfit, I was thinking: where's
the nearest couch and fireplace?
An owner can then focus on providing a tall scratching post made of similar material and placing
it near the couch.
A set of pet stairs at the foot of your bed or
near your couch will help your Chihuahua to easily access your snuggles at all times.
If you planning on watching a TV show, set the crate up
near the couch and proceed to watch your show.
There was also complimentary fruit and other goodies waiting for
us near the couch.
You may just want to find
the nearest couch and collapse — but don't actually.