Errgh Tile, wood or carpet?

[lovespandp]

Well we have been remodeling our house. We are at the point where we can do the floors. I wanted to put carpet in the bedrooms and tile in bathrooms and everywhere else. However Peanut will still pee on the carpet. We leave him out at night so he can come up in bed with us or go sleep in his crate- I have his pad in our bedroom as well-
If I do carpet in our bedroom than I would have I put the pad on the carpet? Eek That doesn't sound right, I guess I could get a pad holder…. And I know without a doubt that little stinker will pee on the carpet! ERRGH!!

We have been re-training him. He has been doing great! I lock him in the bedroom when I’m at work. Then when I get home he is locked in the bedroom- if I go out and I know I will be able to watch him I will let him loose. He will usually want to go outside in his dog run and lay in the sun.. he has been going to the bedroom to pee on his pad so he has been doing great, Compared to what he was!! OMG he was horrid! He would pee anywhere he wanted!!

Hmm I’m not sure what to do- I really want carpet in the bedrooms. What do you guys have? If you have carpet do you keep them out of the rooms?

[Lovetodream88]

We have carpet in the bedrooms, tile in the bathrooms, and then wood every where else but the rooms that have wood have carpets in them. Callie will not sit or lay on anything other then carpet unless its am emergency lol. Callie goes outside when she has to pee and has sense around 9 months so she doesn't go potty on the floors. I though honestly would never suggest wood floors because they have to be cleaned with certain wood floor cleaner, you can't use a steam mop on them and you can't use a regular broom on them but I am a carpet girl

[lovespandp]

Originally Posted by Lovetodream88

We have carpet in the bedrooms, tile in the bathrooms, and then wood every where else but the rooms that have wood have carpets in them. Callie will not sit or lay on anything other then carpet unless its am emergency lol. Callie goes outside when she has to pee and has sense around 9 months so she doesn't go potty on the floors. I though honestly would never suggest wood floors because they have to be cleaned with certain wood floor cleaner, you can't use a steam mop on them and you can't use a regular broom on them but I am a carpet girl

The house already has wood floors, everywhere but the bathrooms. I hate it! It is super nice flooring, but it has a tint of red to it and it drives me crazy! When we moved in the walls were different shades of blue, with red tint wood floors- drove me crazy!! Now we have painted so it is nice and tan with white moldings and base boards.. The wood does look a little better with the tan walls, but I still hate it.

I have never cleaned them with wood cleaner- don’t really care that much. Now I’m lucky and we have a maid so I don’t have to worry bout that! However when I did clean them, I didn’t clean them with wood cleaner and I used a regular broom.

I’m more of a carpet tile girl. Now having the wood, I hate them.

[Jess87]

At Home Depot/Lowes/Menards they sell linoleum remnants. They typically go for around $20 for (I believe) a 6' x 8'. You could get a couple of those to lay down and after he is fully trained, easily pick them up and throw them away.

I actually bought one to keep under the x-pen that I keep in the kitchen to protect the hardwood floors while Dexter is still in the house breaking phase. It's actually a remnant that looks like a hardwood floor so beyond the slight color difference, people really don't notice it there.

[lovespandp]

Originally Posted by Jess87

At Home Depot/Lowes/Menards they sell linoleum remnants. They typically go for around $20 for (I believe) a 6' x 8'. You could get a couple of those to lay down and after he is fully trained, easily pick them up and throw them away.

I actually bought one to keep under the x-pen that I keep in the kitchen to protect the hardwood floors while Dexter is still in the house breaking phase. It's actually a remnant that looks like a hardwood floor so beyond the slight color difference, people really don't notice it there.

That's a good idea.. I guess I could always put in his pad in the bathroom.. I know he loves to pee on our bath mats, but hopefully we can get to the point where he wont! LOL

[sandy simpson]

My kitchen is tiled and I love it. I can clean up any accidents quickly. The areas I have carpet dogs are not allowed. No matter how much you trust these male Yorkies, mine will lift a leg once in awhile for no reason and just pee. Then look at me with that "Did I do that?" look on their fur face!

[lovespandp]

Originally Posted by sandy simpson

My kitchen is tiled and I love it. I can clean up any accidents quickly. The areas I have carpet dogs are not allowed. No matter how much you trust these male Yorkies, mine will lift a leg once in awhile for no reason and just pee. Then look at me with that "Did I do that?" look on their fur face!

I love tile too! LOL That is for sure!!! Where do your babies sleep?

[MauiGirl]

I have all tile on the main floor & bathrooms, and all wood floors upstairs in bedrooms and LOVE it. If there is an accident, I see it right away and clean it up; no more hiding in the carpet.

I was so happy to get rid of the last of the carpet upstairs and in my office, and totally disgusted to see the pee stained dust filled carpet pulled out. Even though it was cleaned, it was still a sponge for yuckiness.

Tile is the most durable, easiest to clean flooring. Wood is good too, and takes a little more care and adds value to your home if you go to resell. You can use area rugs to get that soft feeling, and they can be cleaned or replaced much easier than carpet.

But, it also depends on your climate and tastes. Hard floors are colder especially in winter, but feel nice when it's hot. Flooring is expensive, so think long term, what will last and what will you be happy with for say 10 years, or what will make your home more valuable if you decide to sell it.

Good luck with training.

[kimp5]

well I love wood so I cant tell you to go wood or tile if you don't like it. That said my house has white carpets on the entire second floor and one of the bedrooms downstairs came with the house). With 5 bedrooms on the second floor its a lot of carpet. If you love carpet you should have it. The problem with tile is if they pee on it (my housecleaners clean for a neighbor who's dog pees on the tile) and they said it is a real problem cleaning the grout. They are on their hands and knees scrubbing it. I am pretty stern with Jess when it comes to peeing on the carpet. I would keep your baby in a small room for now without carpet and (laundry room) or gate off and place pee pads everywhere. Eventually remove them one by one. Praise him to the hilts when he goes on them. I don't know how your pup responds but when I tried only positive renforcement it didn't work. She didn't get why she could pee on the carpet. So when she did, even if I didn't catch in the act I let her know in no uncertain terms it was not right. I don't hit or scream but made it real clear its a nono. After two months she got it. Except for an accident last week in my daughters room in the middle of the night(where she landed up having to sleep back in her crate)she hasn't had an accident on the carpet. She runs all the way downstairs to her crate and lets us know she did it and should get a treat.
Bottom line, you should get what YOU want and have your pup learn carpet pee is a no no..Good luck!

[lovespandp]

Originally Posted by MauiGirl

I have all tile on the main floor & bathrooms, and all wood floors upstairs in bedrooms and LOVE it. If there is an accident, I see it right away and clean it up; no more hiding in the carpet.

I was so happy to get rid of the last of the carpet upstairs and in my office, and totally disgusted to see the pee stained dust filled carpet pulled out. Even though it was cleaned, it was still a sponge for yuckiness.

Tile is the most durable, easiest to clean flooring. Wood is good too, and takes a little more care and adds value to your home if you go to resell. You can use area rugs to get that soft feeling, and they can be cleaned or replaced much easier than carpet.

But, it also depends on your climate and tastes. Hard floors are colder especially in winter, but feel nice when it's hot. Flooring is expensive, so think long term, what will last and what will you be happy with for say 10 years, or what will make your home more valuable if you decide to sell it.

Good luck with training.

I know that is one of the reason I dread getting carpet bc of the hassle it is to clean... Pee is so easily hidden on the carpet esp pee from a 4 pound Yorkie!

[MandiesMom]

Well, I can tell you this. I have "fake wood" linoleum in my living room and halls, tile in the bathrooms and kitchen, and carpet in the bedroom. I need to pull the carpet up in OUR bedroom because as much as Mandie will use pee pads, she sometimes misses..off to the side. AND, she has peed on the carpet if I didn't get the pad down in time. :/

I'm going to put down the linoleum in our bedroom until I trust her. Then carpet again.

The other bedrooms, with carpet, are always closed off.

[smithj1000]

My master bath is a life saver. I have wood everywhere, tile in the kitchen and baths and carpet in the bedrooms. Lexi, goes all the way upstairs to use her favorite pad in the master bath even though there's a pad on every floor. Can you let her go as far as the bathroom to get to her pad when you're not home? Perhaps a gate just past the bathroom that's closest to the bedroom. Or will she get into trouble going that far?

I also really like the linoleum remnant idea if the bathroom won't work. I think we'll need a 3D diagram of your floorplan to figure this all out... LOL

[lovespandp]

Originally Posted by kimp5

well I love wood so I cant tell you to go wood or tile if you don't like it. That said my house has white carpets on the entire second floor and one of the bedrooms downstairs came with the house). With 5 bedrooms on the second floor its a lot of carpet. If you love carpet you should have it. The problem with tile is if they pee on it (my housecleaners clean for a neighbor who's dog pees on the tile) and they said it is a real problem cleaning the grout. They are on their hands and knees scrubbing it. I am pretty stern with Jess when it comes to peeing on the carpet. I would keep your baby in a small room for now without carpet and (laundry room) or gate off and place pee pads everywhere. Eventually remove them one by one. Praise him to the hilts when he goes on them. I don't know how your pup responds but when I tried only positive renforcement it didn't work. She didn't get why she could pee on the carpet. So when she did, even if I didn't catch in the act I let her know in no uncertain terms it was not right. I don't hit or scream but made it real clear its a nono. After two months she got it. Except for an accident last week in my daughters room in the middle of the night(where she landed up having to sleep back in her crate)she hasn't had an accident on the carpet. She runs all the way downstairs to her crate and lets us know she did it and should get a treat.
Bottom line, you should get what YOU want and have your pup learn carpet pee is a no no..Good luck!

Yes that grout is tricky. I wanted to go with a big tile and a small grout line, the grout we would pick would be dark too.

Peanut is 6 lol I don't know if this habit is just stuck in him. The thing with Peanut is he knows where to go, he can go on his pad or in his dog run outside- which is connected the the house, he goes out of his doggy door. One half of the house he has that and the other he has a pad. Every time I catch a pee spot I bring it up and he runs outside or he runs to his pad and gives me that look!! LOL

It is more frustrating because he isn't a 6 month old puppy that doesn't know- he is a 6 year old dog that knows, but just goes where he wants! LOL

[MauiGirl]

Originally Posted by lovespandp

I know that is one of the reason I dread getting carpet bc of the hassle it is to clean... Pee is so easily hidden on the carpet esp pee from a 4 pound Yorkie!

In not a clean freak or anything, but I do love that with hard floors you can actually get them clean. Once you experience that really clean feeling and think about whatever lurks hidden in carpet it can really seem gross.

[lovespandp]

Originally Posted by MandiesMom

Well, I can tell you this. I have "fake wood" linoleum in my living room and halls, tile in the bathrooms and kitchen, and carpet in the bedroom. I need to pull the carpet up in OUR bedroom because as much as Mandie will use pee pads, she sometimes misses..off to the side. AND, she has peed on the carpet if I didn't get the pad down in time. :/

I'm going to put down the linoleum in our bedroom until I trust her. Then carpet again.

The other bedrooms, with carpet, are always closed off.

Does she sleep in your bedroom?