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Best carpeting for pets?
Hello everyone 
H and I are getting a quote for carpeting this weekend but before we take the plunge I wanted to ask you all what your experiences are. I have two big dogs (60-70 lbs each) who love the play and wrestle. I've noticed we have some extra scratches in our hardwood floors from their roughhousing. It's no big deal now because the floors are in bad shape and have been since we moved in.
We'd really like carpet to help with insulation, give our family room a better look, provide a softer surface for the dogs to lay on (and for future babies to play on) but I don't want to waste the money if it's going to be ripped by silly pups.
So I'd like to know...do you have carpeting? Does it hold up to your pets? What kind of carpeting would you suggest (I've read that nylon holds up better)? Is this crazy? Should I just keep my hardwood floors? lol
Thank you!
Re: Best carpeting for pets?
In the next year or two, we will be switching the entire house to laminate. Our kitchen, dining room, and bathroom are already laminate. It doesn't show scratches like hardwood does, and stands up well to all sorts of pets. We'll put large rugs down in the house, but we will never put carpet down in a house again-our carpet shows tons of wear and tear from dog wrestling and zoomies.
I agree with PPs that carpet may not be the best option, especially since you're thinking of putting it in (rather than dealing with something that's already there). Our house (which we just bought in September) has wall-to-wall carpet in the upstairs hallway, guest bedroom, and the office (where the dogs stay while we are at work), and it is holding up surprisingly well.
I know nothing about carpet, so the only way I can describe it is that it's low-pile and durable, kind of looks like Berber but not nearly that nice. It's a tan/cream color, which works great with 2 pugs (fur blends in). However, my dogs are 17 lbs. and 20 lbs. and total couch potatoes in the house, so the wear and tear they put on carpet is nothing compared to 60-70 lb. dogs. Even so, we will probably rip it out eventually (except maybe in the office which may be a nursery some day) and go with non-carpeted floors in the whole house.