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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi All,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am planning on replacing carpet, and I know this
topic has been discussed many times. My question is this:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Are some floorings better than others at
<U>preventing slipping</U>? Joe (ATB) was a long legger and had spinal
issues toward the end of his life. Where I had vinyl in the kitchen I had to
tape down runners, like from Home Depot where you buy them by the yard, so he
wouldn't go splay legged (so heart wrenching) while walking there. My concern is
if the whole house is solid surface does one end up covering it with runners to
prevent this slipping? Both of my basset boys are young and so far no back
problems. Are some floorings better than others, say the new hand scraped hard
wood, or a tile with some texture to it? Or would one be better off using those
tile squares that seem to be so popular on the HGTV </FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>decorating show, that way you could just replace pieces as needed?
Do bassets have this problem of going splay legged, or maybe it's not so bad
since they only have the cute little legs? Any input would be much
appreciated.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Planning for future basset comfort,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ali slave in training to Cody and
Elliot</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>