I get asked this question ten times a week. As a dog owner, I appreciate the attachment one has to your pets but the short answer is - there isn't one. Claws and nails and finely finished leather are incompatible, so the real answer is to train your pets to stay off the furniture. That's the only sure fire way. If you don't want to do that, then be prepared for some scratching of the leather no matter what price grade it may be in.