Hi Katieob,

We have Eastern White Pine, which may be different from Heart Pine..it might be softer but I know pine is soft in general. I was expecting the dings and dents, although they came faster and more frequently than I imagined, but my bigger issue is that there have been some scratches that have resulted in the bare pine showing through. I may not be explaining this well, so forgive me but most of the scratches are simply on the surface but a few are deep enough to create a whiter, much more noticeable mark. The company sent me what are basically markers with stain in them to cover them up, but I'm just not thrilled about using what feels like a Sharpie on the floor, but I have and it does improve things. Are yours pre-finished? Ours were, so I don't know if that makes a difference. Our dog is pretty mellow and two of our three kids are in college so it's not that busy a household in terms of wear and tear. I really like the way they look, and absolutely wanted a rustic feeling to warm up the space since there's so much white, but it's mostly these deeper scratches that have been an issue. With time, I'll probably ignore it(and our floor salesman has told me that they actually will get more beautiful with time) so I'm just trying to chill out. I really expected to be much more nervous about the marble...who knew?? Maybe you should try to get a fairly large sample of your floor and just test it out a bit so you know what to expect. Good luck and let me know if I can answer any other questions.