thanks.. i used to have a cat.. what i just didn't buy for her for scratching.. how i just didn't teach her .. no way.. she makes couple of scratches on this mat (just to show that she knows what i expect from her), and then proceed straight away to her favorite corner of favorite couch.. :):)
I use to re-upholster this particular corner every 2-3 months.. :)

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“You become responsible forever for what you have tamed”. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry