My dog would have those boots ate off in 3 mins.

 

I gotta tell you guys, I'm not sure what kind of wood it is (we're buying a builder-built spec home). The wood is only located at the entry - which is at the bottom of the stairs.

Best photo that I've got of the area in question... it extends down the 'hall' to the kitchen...



I'm thinking keep them trimmed and maybe try the soft claws product. I'm a bit leary about my dog and Lee Press on Nails for Dogs though... I know she'll chew them off.

 

Hard to tell from that pic but I'm going to guess Maple w/a cherry stain. Looks nice

 

Thank you, Johnny. My hunch is that you're correct in the maple territory because I believe it's a 'cheaper' wood, correct?

Sounds like it's a mixed bag of 'thrashed floors' and absolutely 'no problems'. I think we're going to be making a VERY concerted effort to trim the pooch's nails over the next several weeks (a couple times over the next 3 weeks at least). Plus, I think I may give those 'soft nails' a whirl -- although, I have this hunch that my pooch will have them chewed off in a jiffy.

Thanks to everyone for the help!

 

I didn't read the entire thread and this may have been mentioned already....We have a wolf, and use a dremel tool on his nails..... round them off and no scuffing.

 

Maple is just a wee bit of a softer wood, gonna be a more subseptable to the finer damages in life. I helped my wifes uncle do some expensive expensive expensive, uh did I say expensive bleached maple in her house. It was pre stained which means there gonna stain just enough to get the job done at the shop. I finished it with him about 80% then had to stop, at christmas last year I was appalled to see what two little poodles had done to it. It looked like someone had taken a rake across it. I think it was $11+ a sqft, she has more money than she has brains at times.

I think your floors look good man, beautiful house my house looks like a shack compared to you guy's. I want to build one day but won't do it until I have enough $$ to build it the way I want it.

Another good thing bout the wood is you can redo the finish if you see some major issues in the next 3-5+ years.

KSC boys I like a dummy bought a pedipaws. Its nothing but my dremel tool pulled down to half speed with a sander on the end. It was so loud my dog wouldn't let me 5ft near him with it on waste of money.

 

Thanks, guys.

LIke you mentioned strike, my dog wouldn't let me near her with my Dremel so, that's kind of out for me too. Heck, just clipping her nails can be a task - my wife pins the dog to the floor and then I clip -- all the time hoping not to draw blood by nicking the quick. She knows she gets a good treat after it's over is, in my opinion, the only reason that she tolerates it. She's an EXCELLENT dog but, she has things that she'll tolerate and things that she WILL NOT tolerate.

 

We have been training ours for 4 years on Cesar Milans philosophies....the Dog Whisperer. It works, but takes time...here is the website:
http://www.cesarmillaninc.com/ His ideas changed our animals attitudes and our way of looking at them....HIGHLY reccomended.

 

I should have called the dog whisperer, before I let my sweet penelope go. I loved her more than any dog in the world. But that was a incident waiting to happen. Heck now that shes gone I need Dr Phill for my other dog.

Rock I got that paw thingy and the box said super quite so it will not bother your dog. Man I turned that thing on and I could have pealed the paint off my front fender. Went to grab the dogs paw and stick it in there, it wanted to pull the entire nail into the little "dust guard" he freaked out and tried to bite at it snagged his tooth on the sanding pad. He surely never let me get no where near him with it again, my wife usually just feeds him the entire time we cut his nails.

 

Most likely but hey, the stuff still looks good

That dude seems to know what he's doing. I love his show.

 

I have no idea what kind of maple it is? We had a few choices (Birch, pine etc) but we picked maple just cause its a nice wood.

 

I snagged one of these last night on ebay so that we may begin intensive nail trimming over the next month+. Hopefully this will work out... I'm still scared that she's going to thrash the wood...

 

I have a Boston Terrier and he has become quite used to letting me cut his nails and then rounding them off with 320 sandpaper. He just lays on his back and lets me do it while we watch TV.

 

The bike skid marks in the driveway finally drove you over the edge eh? Well, at least dig up the tree next to the driveway and move it to the new house.

Best wishes Brad! Enjoy the new place.