Dogs and laminate flooring
Discussion
My partner and I are currently renting and have the landlords permission to keep a dog in the house. However we are concerned a dog may destroy/scratch the laminate floor badly over the course of our stay.
My question is do dogs and laminate flooring mix? This will be our first dog but we'd hate for the dog to destroy the flooring.
My question is do dogs and laminate flooring mix? This will be our first dog but we'd hate for the dog to destroy the flooring.
In my experience no.
Both ours will not walk across it, to the point where they will pee on the rug.
We have to have a runner to the back door for them, being Greys they have very long claws which makes it worse.
A fellow PH when he visits with his pooch will just lock rigid when he walks in the door, amusingly like 'Bambi' in the Disney film, you can push him across the floor.
Zero damage to the laminate in 10 years, gets filthy where they walk though.
(Makes you wonder how manky carpets get).
Both ours will not walk across it, to the point where they will pee on the rug.
We have to have a runner to the back door for them, being Greys they have very long claws which makes it worse.
A fellow PH when he visits with his pooch will just lock rigid when he walks in the door, amusingly like 'Bambi' in the Disney film, you can push him across the floor.
Zero damage to the laminate in 10 years, gets filthy where they walk though.
(Makes you wonder how manky carpets get).
It depends on the quality of the laminate. Your bigger problem is that the dog will have no traction on the floor and you risk it spinning out and injuring itself.
We have wooden floors but have a path of rugs along them that the dog uses, she stays on them and moves from one to the next even though they don't run in a line. She's also really great at doing four paw lock ups onto the rug and sliding into the front door if she thinks it's time to go out!
We've had no damage but ours is solid wood (engineered).
We have wooden floors but have a path of rugs along them that the dog uses, she stays on them and moves from one to the next even though they don't run in a line. She's also really great at doing four paw lock ups onto the rug and sliding into the front door if she thinks it's time to go out!
We've had no damage but ours is solid wood (engineered).
Piglet said:
It depends on the quality of the laminate. Your bigger problem is that the dog will have no traction on the floor and you risk it spinning out and injuring itself.
We have wooden floors but have a path of rugs along them that the dog uses, she stays on them and moves from one to the next even though they don't run in a line. She's also really great at doing four paw lock ups onto the rug and sliding into the front door if she thinks it's time to go out!
We've had no damage but ours is solid wood (engineered).
This^^^^We have wooden floors but have a path of rugs along them that the dog uses, she stays on them and moves from one to the next even though they don't run in a line. She's also really great at doing four paw lock ups onto the rug and sliding into the front door if she thinks it's time to go out!
We've had no damage but ours is solid wood (engineered).
LiamB said:
My dogs used to drift on our laminate flooring.
Was fun to watch.
More importantly, there was never any damage to the flooring.
Get two small ones and race them. It's like the Andros Trophy, but with yapping. So long as the claws are trimmed they won't have anything to scratch with. Was fun to watch.
More importantly, there was never any damage to the flooring.
Kiltie said:
Dog socks, brilliant. My mum rang to tell me about these 
Went to meet our new Jack Russell Terrier pup earlier today. Picking him up in 3 weeks time, very excited indeed!
Badabing said:
Kiltie said:
Dog socks, brilliant. My mum rang to tell me about these Went to meet our new Jack Russell Terrier pup earlier today. Picking him up in 3 weeks time, very excited indeed!
Depends on the floor. Cheap, thin crap and they'll have it scratched to bits in no time. Thicker engineered hardwood with a bit of texture and it'll hide what few scratches get there. Our springers haven't manage to destroy it yet, and it's not for the lack of trying in the last 24 months.
We have solid oak planks and we have a few scratches appeared over the last two years. I never expected two big dogs to give a monkeys about the floor especially when they hear my wifes car pull onto the drive or hear 'wee wees'.
A good polish has brought out most scratches but the deeper ones will need a bit of a sand. If I have to do the sitting room and dining room every 2/3 years I think thats ok.
A good polish has brought out most scratches but the deeper ones will need a bit of a sand. If I have to do the sitting room and dining room every 2/3 years I think thats ok.
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