Well if carpet is the only solution I guess I'll consider it but just not my personal preference.
Just cut the dog's nails. If you start to hear a tap tap noise on the floor, then it means that the nails are getting too long.
We had polished wooden( cheap pine which marks however you walk over it) floors when we lived in midlevels. The cat would slide across because of his ever so fluffy paws. However, even when his nails were long and needed a cut, the floor didn't mark so much. We kept an ear for when this tap tap sound occurred ( as also with my first dog - beagle) so as to cut his nails.
Or, just invest in some rugs. IKEA will do.
Last edited by Natfixit; 07-05-2015 at 09:41 PM.