PET PEOPLE- BUY THIS. I have had this sofa for almost 5 months. I have 5 pets, 3 of them cats that like to scratch furniture and two are dogs that like to "dig" before laying down. I've caught my cats clawing this particular corner soo many times and there is practically no damage. I've never had a sofa hold up this well to their terror. It's also SO comfortable, we sleep on it all the time! My only complaint is that the ottomans don't attach to it in any way and they're pretty light, so while we can definitely create mega-sofa it's not always great for sleeping that way.