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- From: meh@beta.lanl.gov (Mary E. Hall)
- Subject: Re: Hardwood Floors and Dogs
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.225826.18786@newshost.lanl.gov>
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- Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory
- References: <1992Dec17.222315.8779@inel.gov>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 22:58:26 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec17.222315.8779@inel.gov> kte@INEL.GOV (Kathryn L Cook) writes:
- >We're remodeling our older house and would like to remove the carpet and
- >refinish the hardwood floors. My only concern is how this might affect
- >my dogs. They love to run and chase each other all over the house and
- >I'm worried that the new floors will be to slick and they may hurt themselves.
- >I also once heard that slick floors can agravate/cause? hip dysplasia.
- >I've also heard that the dogs may scratch the floors although I keep their
- >nails trimmed back. Does anyone have experience with dogs on hardwoods is
- >this a bad idea?
- >
- >
- >Thanks for any insights,
- >
- >Kayti and the Border Terriers
-
- I have a Keeshond and a long-haired cat. We used to have a house with
- wall-to-wall carpeting, but now, we have only oak and tile floors. I
- think it's perfect for long-haired animals. When you vacuum, you get
- up everything, and when the dog brings in mud or has an accident, it's
- so much easier to clean up. Misha (the dog) does slide around some, but
- it only seems to get him more excited when we're playing. He's never
- hurt himself by sliding into something, mainly because he can't get up
- that much speed. Neither animal has done any damage to the floors,
- even though I don't trim their nails much, probably because they're
- very hard wood with a good hard finish. Misha did used to scratch up
- our redwood deck in the old house - but this was much softer wood than
- the oak on the floor.
-
- My opinion is that if the wood is pretty hard (like oak), it will be fine.
-
- Mary Hall
-