Scratching Posts

How does one train a cat to use a post? I bought Jake o small one that has a wiggly toy on top and I tried to get him to scratch it but he won't do it.

Try putting catnip on it - this will attract him and hopefully he will make it a habit of using it. Good luck

did some research for you and came up with this:

If your cat is unaccustomed to a post you may need to help train your cat to choose the post rather than your furniture. You can do this by using a combination of the following:

- spray catnip spray on the post to attract your cat
help show your cat how to scratch (Actually go through the scratching motion yourself while your cat is watching. However don't hold the cat's paws and make
them scratch the post, cats don't like their paws to be
touched so doing as such may actually scare your cat
away from the post altogether)
- pick your cat up and showing your cat the post every
time he/she scratches in the wrong place spray your cat
with water every time he/she scratches the wrong
place and make sure to reward your cat every time
he/she scratches the correct place.
- cover covering your cat's favorite scratching places
with double-sided tape or other items

Good luck