To ask how dog owners deal with muddy carpets?

[DontTouchTheMoustache]

I have recently moved house with my DS and dog to a nice house with an enclosed garden which is fantastic as last garden wasn't enclosed. Unfortunately it's on a bit of a hill and I have a boggy, muddy bit near the back door. Dog is a very excitable labrador who loves nothing more than to pelt down the garden, through the bog and into the house.
I've put runners in the kitchen to protect wooden floors and don't mind them getting muddy as easy to replace but all the other carpets are getting filthy. I wait for it to dry and try and hoover it but it doesn't all come out and DS gets muddy clothes from crawling on it. I try and mop his paws but it's not making much difference. Can anyone recommend a decent carpet cleaning products? They seem expensive so I don't want to buy one unless I know it's going to work as I'm very much on a budget since being made redundant.

I try to keep mine away from the muddy patch in the garden and they know if they get too close I'll call them back.
I also keep an empty plastic sports bottle in the boot room, the dogs sit still outside long enough for me to aim a few jets of water at muddy paws held aloft then I give them a good dry with a towel. Usually I make them stay in there until they're pretty dry but they have a big bed in there to lounge on so don't seem to mind.
Smaller dog has a set of snow shoes that I've had out when he's wanted a quick wee if it's really muddy not yet found any to fit a St Bernard though.

I'm going to do the 'wipe paws' command. Thanks sweet . The kids will enjoy that too

Be careful with floor and carpet cleaning products. Dogs have sensitive skin and mine had terrible eczema until I found it was carpet shampoo causing it.
We wash muddy paws before dog is allowed inside.

I make ours stand in a washing up bowl of warm water before they come in. I then towel their paws off. It's annoying but a few minutes work saves the floors and couch. They kind of do it under suffrance but co-operate.

I've seen people recommend turning the door handles upside down (so you have to push them up to open) for Houdini children. Might work for your dog.

We have a Golden Retriever and the muck he brings in is unbelievable.

Could you get something to help cover the mud by the gate, they're always going to get a bit muddy, but that must make it worse, just before they come in. A bit of rubber matting (equestrian) or even old carpet over it until it's spring?

Don'tTouch, Mercy, you know we're going to want to see videos

Can't quite decide whether I like the idea or not but my aunt lives on a farm and uses one of those dry dog 'bags' for her spaniel- she says he doesn't mind it!
www.amazon.co.uk/d/5mn/Pennine-Q0506-Dry-Dog-Bag/B001KFLJRC

Eolian - the carpet was in the house when we bought it, very impractical and we planned to get rid of it once it looked too shabby. However it's survived 6 years to our surprise!

We also have dog gates.

Op - why didn't you ask this in the Pets topic?

I am trying to get my head round why people seem to put every single question in AIBU.

Yep, carpets were the first thing to come up when we moved in. Dog has been trained to sit on very absorbent mats (turtle mat, I think they are called) until the worst of the water has dried off his feet, then lies on his bed to dry off completely after a walk. Lots of vacuuming though. Can you put a baby gate up to confine him to the kitchen when he's wet?

Bibbity why bother clicking and commenting just to be arsey? I didn't know there was a pets section but I don't know why you feel the need to police other posts.

I'm NOT being arsey.

As I said, I genuinely want to know why people post about everything in AIBU when there is a topic/board to cover virtually every subject under the sun on Mumsnet.

So it interests me why Aibu is the most popular topic on Mumsnet? It has a reputation for being unpleasant and feisty so why do people post about bland or benign subjects in it?. And it didn't even exist for many years after Mumsnet was founded.

It should be renamed Petty Gripes.

Why don't you start an aibu thread about it?

i agree with the comment about allergies and carpet shampoos and spend a lot of time getting all the water and shampoo back out of the carpets, if it feels crispy when dry it probably has product left in it. i have very sensitive skin but strangely am ok with rug doctor products. can't use dettol floor cleaner on my laminates though, gives me skin rash. mostly i only use method products as they don't make me wheeze, itch or sneeze.

Same problem with garden mud. I extended and enclosed the paved area outside the back door. They are only allowed on the grassy bit from about march to september or if it is frozen/frosty. Also like everyone else, towels by the door/ on the kitchen floor until they dry off.
Lots more pavement walking in winter too although my 2 are old now so don't need so much running around in fields/woods.

I had to change door handles to round ones too.