Pets and Flooring - Page 2

theGOOCH · 07-23-2006, 12:49 PM

I have wood in parts of the house. It gets superficial "impression scratches" but the finish doesn't actually scratch off. If I had the jack, I'd put in marble floors

ewarp · 07-23-2006, 10:14 PM

I like hard floors- they're easier to keep clean. However, after this past weekend, I've decided I need to put some thought into the flooring for our next home.

I've been dogsitting an elderly golden retriever, and he can not walk across the linoleum floor without his feet sliding out from underneath him. It got to the point that he wouldn't come to the door to get his leash put on to go for walks. He can't stand in the kitchen to eat his food.

Perhaps a tile with some texture, or maybe hard floors... I'm not sure what the answer is. I'd just hate to see my dogs getting old and not being able to walk through the house due to slippery floors and arthritis/whatever.

07-23-2006, 10:14 PM	#17 (permalink)
ewarp sabooooooo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 457 Rep Power: 82	I like hard floors- they're easier to keep clean. However, after this past weekend, I've decided I need to put some thought into the flooring for our next home. I've been dogsitting an elderly golden retriever, and he can not walk across the linoleum floor without his feet sliding out from underneath him. It got to the point that he wouldn't come to the door to get his leash put on to go for walks. He can't stand in the kitchen to eat his food. Perhaps a tile with some texture, or maybe hard floors... I'm not sure what the answer is. I'd just hate to see my dogs getting old and not being able to walk through the house due to slippery floors and arthritis/whatever.
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07-23-2006, 12:49 PM	#16 (permalink)
theGOOCH Doberman Pinscher Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH USA Posts: 754 Rep Power: 99	I have wood in parts of the house. It gets superficial "impression scratches" but the finish doesn't actually scratch off. If I had the jack, I'd put in marble floors

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