# Dog and allergy friendly floor coverings?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-and-allergy-friendly-floor-coverings/391152>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 6, 2007, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-and-allergy-friendly-floor-coverings/391152 "2007-02-06T23:45:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![cowgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@cowgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowgirl)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-and-allergy-friendly-floor-coverings/391152/1 "2007-02-06T23:45:47Z")

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I have hardwood. I have dust allergies. I have a dog.

So I need something to cover my hardwood and protect it from the dog, that won’t collect dust and make me sneeze. I love the smooth floor because it’s so easy to keep clean, but the dog’s nails are scratching it. What’s a good, inexpensive kind of mat that isn’t like a conventional rug or carpet?

(Sorry if this is a misplaced GQ …)

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**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-and-allergy-friendly-floor-coverings/391152/2 "2007-02-07T00:39:43Z")

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Have you considered sisal rugs?