Hardwood or laminate...which is better for dogs?

[demitasse]

Originally Posted by Ichabob

I have notice with both the hardwood and title it's hard for the dogs to get there footing on

Yes, and when they get excited they end up racing in place like a Roadrunner cartoon. I think that's hilarious!

I've had laminate and tile. I like the laminate because it's easy to clean and comfortable to walk on barefoot. The tile is prettier, but it's a bit harder to clean and I don't like walking on it barefoot.

Neither one has been a problem, dog-wise, since Demi chooses to have her accidents on the carpet.

[Gingergirlsmom]

Originally Posted by cinnamonmon

I have researched this but keep getting confusing information. I need to get rid of this carpet...it is so nasty. I love the idea of hardwood and know it is much better for resale value, but worry about it being scratched by my 3 dogs. Also when they have accidents, whether it is poo, pee or vomit what will that do to the hardwood...I know it will do nothing if it is found right away but what if it was left overnight, for instance?
As for the laminate, I understand it is less likely to scratch but that it cant get wet either which seems weird since I know so many people that put it in their kitchen. What is your experience with laminate? Do you really think it looks like real wood? In the research I have done, there is not a huge price difference between wood and laminate...I think the estimate for my downstairs was about $500 difference.
Share your experiences please.
Laura

There is laminate that is for kitchens and baths. We looked into it a few years ago when thinking about redoing a bath. You have to make sure you get the right kind.

However, hardwood holds up pretty well with dogs, we have it in every room except one and the dogs haven't done much damage. One of our rooms gets most of the traffic, so if we resell (or in a few years if we don't) we'll probably want to get it refinished. But that's not just from the dogs, that's the wear it gets from all of us.

[Gingergirlsmom]

Originally Posted by CO_yorkie_momma

I have been checking into new flooring and every place I went told me absolutely no on the hardwood floors. My vet recommended luxury vinyl because that is what they put in the office and in their home. It comes in different styles and it also comes in planks that look exactly like wood. They had some layed in all of the flooring stores and if I didnt know better I would have thought it was wood. It is a little pricey but that is what we are going with. Look up www.karndean.com. It wont be cold like ceramic tile and wont stain like hardwoood would.

wow,I like those floors...now I'm wanting to cover up my wood

[KristiC]

I have Hardwood and my MIL has Laminate the one thing I can say about hers is the dogs slip and slide on hers ALOT more then my hardwood, mine needs to be refinished again but that will wait we are the ones that put it in and it is a job I never want to do again! Either way both are alot better then Carpet!

[Clioc]

We had hardwood floors and 5 new puppies, not a good combination. Where the puppies escaped from the tiled area to the hardwood area to go in private my other furbabies had to go an re-mark the spot. It was under the dining room table and we didnt spot it for a couple of days. My hubbie found the spot!!!! Not good. It had seeped down through the joints and had stained the boards. We had to rip up the floors as no amount of sanding would fix it!!!

[Bizzymammabee]

The hardwood is good because the color lasts a very long time before a refinish is needed and you can do it several times over the course of a lot of years. The laminates can be refinished since they are somewhat wood but you might only be able to refinish those once.