Getting new carpet with old pets - wise?

[sirrahbed]

Hi Lori,
We waited for our last crew of geriatrics to pass away and then we had to recarpet because they had soaked baseboards, etc. We recarpeted the entire house in a high quality Stainmaster carpet in a darker two toned color that looks great and cleans easily. BUT, what I really wish we had done was put down stone tiles. (That or hardwood) This is what we did in the kitchen and I love it. This way, we could put pretty area rugs down over pads and they could be cleaned from time to time - also throw rugs are so pretty and available.

[Logan]

Clean carpet is lovely, but there is nothing worse than spotty, smelly carpet, and with 4 dogs and 2 cats, we would have the latter, if I allowed them access to that part of the house. I absolutely hate carpet and I have a lot of it to deal with in this house.

The Pergo in my kitchen has held up beautifully, but if I had my way, I would have tile in the kitchen/den and Oak flooring everywhere else. The Pergo was poorly installed (before we bought the house) and although it is ok, I would prefer the Oak, like I had in my old house.

I would do anything to avoid wall to wall carpeting and just get rugs to accent and "warm" the room.

Logan