Tile types that are most resistant to dogs


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Old 02-14-15, 07:29 AM
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Tile types that are most resistant to dogs

I'd like to know what tile is most resistant to dogs. I have a medium sized dog that gets very anxious when we are away.

She does a lot of damage to the existing linoleum or vinyl tile (I don't know what the difference is) but someone rolled out these big sheets of tile before we got here.

Would like some options where I know that there is no way the dog could destroy the tiles.

Are ceramic tiles my only choice?

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Old 02-14-15, 07:38 AM
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Ceramic would be virtually indestructible. What damage does the dog do to the flooring? Scratching? Pulling and biting? Resilient flooring such as Allure works good in the traffic department, although it can be scratched, unlike ceramic.
 
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Old 02-14-15, 07:43 AM
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It is biting and scratching.

Guessing that ceramic is my only choice? If so, I can live with that, it will just take some to research installation, but like everything else here I will just learn and get through.

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You can research here, if you want. There are plenty of professionals on board to walk you through the smallest detail, so no worries there. Ask as many questions as you need to, but try to keep it all together so we don't jump from one thread to another.
 
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Thanks Chandler, will try.
 
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Ceramic tile is hard on your feet if you stand there much. ........ Any way of confining the dog - small bathroom or his dog crate, dark, w/ comfy blanket? That way he can go to sleep till you get back instead of pacing and worrying in a spacious lighted kitchen? ......

Use treats to lure him close so you can leash him without stress, then escort him kindly to his "cave". My niece puts her big lab in a small bathroom, my 20-lb. mix has a crate in my bedroom w/ pad and a rag doll.

People sometimes think of dog crates as prison but my dog loves hers, refuses to nap anywhere else or of course go to bed for the night. She insists I must personally go there with her and latch the door each time, which can be mildly inconvenient. But it's a handy habit for when I'll be gone. Depends how the crating is presented, not as punishment but as a dark safe place where she can snuggle in. Length of my absence not so important then.

Dog crate costs $75-100 or so at pet store. Leave it set up and occasionally leave a treat in there for him to find, which makes it a great place. ........ I don't know your dog and can't guarantee this approach but it's a good cheap plan for after your new flooring's in. Worth trying - start slow, of course - do his feedings there for a few days, then afterwards leave an occasional treat in it for him to discover. ....... Dogs are "hard-wired" for food so it makes for a pleasant association.
 
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My recently acquired adopted short hair lab came with a crate and instructions that she liked to eat and sleep in her crate. She did, until she found out our other dog ate and slept on a pallet in our bedroom. It lasted about a week Crate's gone.
 
 

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