I have debated about the carpet, but we have a fairly new house, and his issue is mainly upstairs. I really think he is just being lazy and doesn't want to come downstairs to go outside. The problem with taking out the carpet is that it is fairly new, and it would cost several thousand dollars to replace it with hardwood, which is what we would put down if we took up the carpet. To make matters worse, my kids sound like a herd of elephants uspstairs with CARPET; I can't imagine what it would sound like with nothing to pad the noise. I guess we are just going to have to gate off the upstairs entirely. I just really hate to do that. My little girl loves when he sleeps with her, and I hate to keep him crated at night for the rest of his life! |