Pets and Floors Extra

This morning I received an email from one of our great store managers over in Charlotte, Nathan, and I thought it would be great to share his experience with his own pets and his floor
Bentley,
I just read your Q & A column on the website and was VERY impressed. A LOT of great info. I have already had the opportunity to turn several customers on to this user-friendly method of getting info to the masses. I admit that I learned about it from Steve’s Blog so “KUDOS” to Steve for sending me in the right direction.
I wanted to throw in my “two-cents” about your response to the customer that had a question about floor scratching and dog’s nails. Your response was great and I wanted to share a small additional piece of info that might help other customers. Most dogs (like mine, an Aussie) have fur growing between the pads on their feet. If you keep that fur cut back it will allow the animal to use the natural traction of their pads to keep from having to “deploy” their nails to try and stay balanced. It is an often overseen trick that is generally easier than clipping the nails and can help keep the “clicking” noise down as well. We have the Westhollow White Oak Natural 3/8″ engineered in our home and it looks great (even with a 50lb Aussie and 4 cats that probably weigh more than the dog)!!!
I will continue to keep up with your column and I hope this helps!
At your service,
Nate