scrapaddie
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Post by scrapaddie on Aug 15, 2014 1:01:18 GMT
My dog will be staying with my daughter for three weeks. She is buying a new house with wood floors. I have searched online and have found advertisements for caps to put on the nails. I have also seen advertisements for boots that dogs can wear. Have any of you used these? Do you have any advice?
tia
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Post by KikiPea on Aug 15, 2014 1:05:51 GMT
No. We have wood floors and had them in our previous house and never had issues with their nails. There were scratches, but they were VERY light and barely noticeable.
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scrapaddie
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Post by scrapaddie on Aug 15, 2014 1:08:30 GMT
No. We have wood floors and had them in our previous house and never had issues with their nails. There were scratches, but they were VERY light and barely noticeable. How big is your dog? Mine is about 85 pounds.... I am afraid he will do some damage |
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Post by KikiPea on Aug 15, 2014 1:09:48 GMT
The first was 38 lbs, the current one is 50 lbs.
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Post by Merge on Aug 15, 2014 1:37:57 GMT
It may depend on the dogs or the floors. Our dogs (both about 45 lbs) have left our hardwood noticeably "distressed."
Never heard of the caps but can't believe my dogs would leave them on.
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calgal08
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Post by calgal08 on Aug 15, 2014 1:45:10 GMT
Hate to tell you, yes, the floors will get scratched. I guess it depends on the dog, but ours are known to regularly whip around the house at 100mph and the wood floors have taken a hammering. I know there's no way our dogs would keep caps/booties/etc. on - to them it would become a game of "how long before the human realizes I can and I will remove anything from my feet".
Sorry, I know that's zero help
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Nink
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Post by Nink on Aug 15, 2014 1:49:44 GMT
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Post by lovetodigi on Aug 15, 2014 1:49:56 GMT
Check with a groomer about using a grinder to trim the nails. It leaves a smooth tip that is less likely to scratch. I would be afraid that the dog would chew the caps off and swallow them. I have tried putting boots on a dog, it was funny, but not to the dog. I would vote no on that too.
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Post by Basket1lady on Aug 15, 2014 1:54:07 GMT
I've never heard of caps.
We have laminate flooring in this house. There are superficial scratches, but nothing like gouges. I would have the dog's nails trimmed and filed before you bring it to your DD's. It should be enough unless she has very soft wood natural without protection.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Aug 15, 2014 2:42:09 GMT
I would just get him a doggie pedicure to make sure his nails are smooth. Gingersnap is 83 pounds, and we've never had issues with nail scratches on our wood, scored concrete, or tile floors
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Post by worrywart on Aug 15, 2014 2:56:57 GMT
I think scratches show up more on darker floors. Ours are golden brown and don't show many scratches. My parents are more cherry colored and if the light hits them right the scratches show up.
Most dogs don't like booties though!
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Post by elaine on Aug 15, 2014 3:02:51 GMT
Your dog is going to scratch real wood floors some. Even if you grind its nails. And so will simple day to day life. Just like a new car IS going to pick up small dings with use.
But, if it is going to be a big issue, you may want to consider boarding your dog someplace.
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Post by stephofalltrades on Aug 15, 2014 3:03:18 GMT
My cousin got them for his and his GFs dogs when they got a new car with leather interior. The groomer put them on. I found them at Petsmart and used them for my yorkie when DHs grandmother stayed with us because she got skin tears very easily. They were called SoftPaws. They were pretty easy to put on, you just drop some super glue in each one and pop it on the dogs nail. He never bothered them and they stayed on until I cut them off when the nail grew too long. You can order them online in different colors, red and pink looks so cute on girl dogs. Some dogs may try to chew them off, but none of us ever had an issue.
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Post by papersilly on Aug 15, 2014 4:34:32 GMT
My SIL's dog does. It's an old, portly chihuahua. She gets them online and pay $40 for 50 tips. Something like that. Most of them stay on the dog but some fall off along the way. They really help her dog move on the hardwoods. They are made from natural rubber tubing. I told her we could probably find the tubing by the foot and just cut them down to size. It would be much cheaper that way. The medcal supply places carry that tubing.
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Post by Patter on Aug 15, 2014 10:10:41 GMT
It may depend on the dogs or the floors. Our dogs (both about 45 lbs) have left our hardwood noticeably "distressed." Never heard of the caps but can't believe my dogs would leave them on. One of our dogs is 50 lbs., and our house is mostly hardwood. He does leave distressed marks too.  |
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Post by Susie_Homemaker on Aug 15, 2014 16:11:43 GMT
I've tried them on my 12lb terrier. She would bite at them and pull them off. I'm sure she swallowed a few and I'd also find them laying all around the house.
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Post by hop2 on Aug 15, 2014 16:23:02 GMT
My dog chews his nails so caps would be chewed off. We chose not to put wood floors in because we were afraid if issue with that.
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Post by SnowWhite on Aug 15, 2014 18:53:42 GMT
I use SoftPaws on my cats. They're really easy to put on and they last a pretty good amount of time for my cats. I'm not sure how that would work with a dog, but I would highly recommend the SoftPaws brand, they're much better than the knock-off versions (both the caps themselves and the glue) that you can buy at PetSmart.
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Post by mzza111 on Aug 15, 2014 18:59:39 GMT
I use SoftPaws on my cats. They're really easy to put on and they last a pretty good amount of time for my cats. I'm not sure how that would work with a dog, but I would highly recommend the SoftPaws brand, they're much better than the knock-off versions (both the caps themselves and the glue) that you can buy at PetSmart. Ok, I just went to the SoftPaws website. Those are the most bizarre, kinda cool things ever! Who knew these existed. |
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