Possible to protect wood floors from dog claws?

It's the path of least resistance until you get a "vomiter" or are housebreaking a new pup.:no: I'm still trying to get some spots out of my carpet from when my older dog a little bit of a weak stomach! BTW Oxy Kic (the stuff with the two canisters) is the best I've found at getting set in stains out. Pricey, but worth it IMHO.

Sarah-who can hardly wait until the day all the carpet is ripped up!

Well, I ordered the Dremel online yesterday. I can't wait to try it. I'll be sure to go slow, too.

I'm still going to look into all the floor treatment options you guys brought up, though--maybe that will be more of a long range goal, now. I heard the Alzheimer's thing about aluminum oxide, too, but I also heard that that study wasn't repeatable so it's probably nothing to worry about. You never know, though...

You're right, GoldenMom, about dogs doing a number on carpets. My Berner developed a sudden wheat allergy last year, and he went through 4(!) rugs (cheap ones from Home Depot, but still) before we got his problem correctly diagnosed. I'd hate to think if that had been nice, plush wall to wall carpet....

Thanks everyone!

I have wood floors and I used to have a 125 pound rottie. (Had to put her down last year for :waa: ) Her claws made marks on my floors and the only thing I have found that helped a little was this stuff called Orange Glo Wood Floor Cleaner and Polish. It's kind of hard to find, it comes in an orange, squeeze bottle and runs about 5.00 at walmart. The reason I recommend it is that is actually creates a barrier on the wood. It gets hard. It also dries glossy. If you use it, do a test spot first, as will all floor stuff on wood! I swear by this stuff, but you do have to be careful of build up in some areas, but that isn't too hard.

And...to find out JUST how to dremel those dog nails, go to doberdawn at

http://homepages.udayton.edu/~merens...awn/index.html

and on the left side click on "How to dremel dog nails". Save that page, you'll refer back to it often for a while! Tells you how to get your dog used to the dremel and how to go about grinding the nails down.

Mon