Anonymous
Post 02/27/2019 15:15     Subject: Is carpet or hard wood better for a dog? Stairs
Anonymous wrote:At least a stair runner. Your dog will thank you when he's old.


+1

We have an elderly cat, not a dog, but he needs the runner for traction to get up and down the stairs safely.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2019 13:02     Subject: Is carpet or hard wood better for a dog? Stairs
Luxury Vinyl tile. Carpet is nasty
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2019 13:00     Subject: Is carpet or hard wood better for a dog? Stairs
We have wood stairs going to the basement, but our ceilings are pretty high (9ft) so the stairs aren't steep. Our dog also doesn't really play with our kids down there.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2019 12:40     Subject: Re:Is carpet or hard wood better for a dog? Stairs
Anonymous wrote:Your dog will thank you when he's young too. You need a stair runner. Your dog will trip and fall - not safe at all.

I have runners and they are easy to care for.

Per PP's who reference odor - no one who has a dog has absolutely no odor. It's part of the package. If you claim you do not you are lying.


I did!
My coonhound boy didn't have a body odor.
Few drops of a liquid chlorophyll in a drinking water once a day and halleluiah - nothing, dog is not bathed for two weeks, stick nose into the coat, no smell at all.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2019 12:37     Subject: Re:Is carpet or hard wood better for a dog? Stairs
Better for a dog - carpet
Better for you - hardwood.
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2019 20:49     Subject: Re:Is carpet or hard wood better for a dog? Stairs
Your dog will thank you when he's young too. You need a stair runner. Your dog will trip and fall - not safe at all.

I have runners and they are easy to care for.

Per PP's who reference odor - no one who has a dog has absolutely no odor. It's part of the package. If you claim you do not you are lying.

Anonymous
Post 02/16/2019 20:25     Subject: Is carpet or hard wood better for a dog? Stairs
At least a stair runner. Your dog will thank you when he's old.
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2019 20:23     Subject: Re:Is carpet or hard wood better for a dog? Stairs
After years of having to carry our dog down the stairs (poor dog fell down a few times and was scared!) I finally put a runner on them, and it's made life easier for everyone.

Anonymous
Post 02/16/2019 18:15     Subject: Re:Is carpet or hard wood better for a dog? Stairs
We have wood stairs with runners. We have 3 dogs. No problem at all with matting and all the other stuff a PP was posting about. The runners are easy to vacuum.
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2019 18:15     Subject: Is carpet or hard wood better for a dog? Stairs
Some dogs slide around too much on wood, so get a runner (at least on the stairs).
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2019 18:13     Subject: Is carpet or hard wood better for a dog? Stairs
My dog is afraid of bare floors, so we have a runner.
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2019 17:48     Subject: Re:Is carpet or hard wood better for a dog? Stairs
I would do wood but get a stair runner. Ours is polypropylene and it’s indestructible. I think it looks better than wall to wall, that’s the main difference.
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2019 17:47     Subject: Is carpet or hard wood better for a dog? Stairs
Hardwood, no question. The fur and stink get matted in the rug and it's just gross.
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2019 17:47     Subject: Is carpet or hard wood better for a dog? Stairs
Hard wood! Carpet gets nasty with pets.
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2019 17:45     Subject: Is carpet or hard wood better for a dog? Stairs
My DH and I are renovating our basement. I wasn’t going to carpet the stairs but wondering if I should. We will be getting a puppy and eventually it will be going downstairs to play with the kids. Tx