Thanks for the advice.

Someone from the flooring store just left. He came to measure and figure out where some mystery stains are coming from. Turns out our dark stained baseboards are bleeding onto the carpet so we need to apply polyurethane or paint. I think we are going to paint all our trim white because I am sick of dark wood trim.

Anyway, he told me to reconsider the wood-look laminate because it won't stain or scratch but I just don't know. He said we've picked out one of the best stain resistant carpets on the market so at least that should help. We are going to put tile down in the bathrooms, foyer and kitchen but I really prefer carpet for my main living areas and bedrooms. Basically we are redoing all the floors except living and dining rooms since we did those last year.

I do keep Disney confined to one area when we are not home but my main problem is Barfman Ripley. He prefers the soft carpet to puke on and he goes through spells where he throws up a lot, then it will stop for a few weeks and then start back up. The vet hasn't been able to help an either.

Looks like I need to take Richard's mom's outlook.