David Ellis wrote: >I upended all our soft furniture and replaced the backing with a close >weave, relatively thick material which could be "nailed" on with tacks >much as the original loose weave backing was. We've had no break-ins in >three years although one them has occasional days when she will scratch >at the new backing for hours. I did this with my couch, and it seems to be successful so far, except, like David's ferret, Potpie will zip under the couch at first opportunity and *scratchscratch* until she's exhausted. Silly kid. I used a cheap denim from the fabric store and staple-gunned it to the frame. Melissa and Lady Persistence ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Melissa Litwicki "Is it ... atomic?" [log in to unmask] "Yes! VERY atomic!" [Posted in FML issue 1639]