Best deck stain for dog scratches?

No deck stain is impervious to dog scratches. Dogs scratch up decks, it is just a fact of life as a pet owner. You should still stain your deck to protect it, but you will need to do more maintenance and more frequent reapplication than people with less harmful traffic.

Best deck stain to use when you have a dog?

DeckStainHelp.com experts always prefer semi-transparent penetrating deck stains, and pet owners are no different. Decks can be easily cleaned and re-stained within a day, making the additional maintenance less of a hardship. The wood grain showing through with semi-transparent penetrating deck stains hide more dog scratches than film-forming deck stains and deck paints that show every nail gouge.

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