Originally posted by boscibo
I really want to replace it with something hard - Pergo, wood, whatever, but the big thing I worry about is all our dogs are so old I think they would have a really hard time getting up off of it - and slipping on it and falling down.
This is a very good point, and very true. Our RB sheltie, Cody, couldn't get up from any slippery floor. If he fell over on the tile in the kitchen, he would have to drag himself to the carpet to get up

One thing though, is you could have lots of area rugs. Likely the dogs would sleep on those anyway, so they would lay on them??

And as for the berber.. as far as carpet goes, I think it's the best option for people with pets. I will always have carpet in my bedroom - I like the way it feels. But if I had a choice I would have something else all through the rest of my house.