Jasper, Mochi and the New Sofa

The new sofa we bought in Phuket last month had not even been sat on properly when Mochi, our house cat, declared war on it. There were scratch marks running down both arms within a day. Jasper, our five-year-old French Bulldog, is big but very cuddly. He comes and sniffs the scratches every morning and then looks at us with a puzzled face, as if he has no idea who could have done such a thing. For now I have put a throw over the sofa, and I bought a scratching post for Mochi that she has actually started to use, which is better than I expected.