Being a mother, a nanny, and a dog lover is hard work – on my floors! Admittedly, when it comes to which of my beloved group of messy monsters is the worst offender for ruining my best efforts to present a clean and comfortable home. I’d have to say the children make the bigger overall impact on everything from my doors, floors, table tops, and even walls. But that’s sort of to be expected, and it gets better with age. What’s never going to get better, however, is the mayhem caused by mucky animal claws and paws as they tread…