Hi I have two dogs and have just not long moved to a new house. The carpet is badly needing to be replaced. My dilemma is that I would love laminate or wooden flooring, however, do not know how safe it is for dogs to walk on. The youngest dog had hip displasia in both her hips when a puppy and has had both hips replaced now for 4 years. Any opinions would be welcome to enable me to make a sensible decision. Not sure if this question is in the right place:confused: Should have said, my concern is as to whether dogs slide on laminate or wooden flooring which could result in accidents!

I think dogs do have a harder time on laminate or woof flooring when running, or coming down off stairs.We have some wood floors mostly ceramic tile on first level .Laminate and carpet upstairs. We have a lot of area rugs for the wood and laminate areas. My dog seems to get around fine. Except when I pull the rugs up to clean then he's like bambi on ice. I love the look of the wood floors personally but area rugs are a must. Of course this is only my opinion. I do have a nine year old dog with hip displasia.

There was an extensive discussion of laminate and dogs at https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/interior-home-improvement/laminate-flooring-dogs-145875.html

My 14 year old does just fine on our floor. Many of our younger visitors take a while to adjust. The older ones seldom push themselves to where they have problems. I think a carefully selected laminate or hardwood will be fine.

We have laminate and our dog has no problem with it and I love it. It doesn't scratch and you can get it really clean, rather than wondering what is in the carpet after you've vacuumed it.