It won't be very long before I will have to replace carpeting also---I had always been told that a slick, smooth surface is not good for the developing joints in Great Pyrenees puppys--- Would it still be OK to have the hardwood floors as long as the puppys did not run and play on them until they are mature adults ? Just put toilet paper along all the walls, like the commercial! And for God sakes don't use an electric can opener. LOL! Sorry, I couldn't resist the joke. Sariena |