The first, and most obvious, way to protect your tent from your dog is to not leave them alone in it unsupervised. Tents are made to be lightweight, with a low packed profile, and resist wind, rain, and sometimes even snow—but not your four-legged friend. The most vulnerable part of a tent to a dog is the floor, and there are a few ways you can prevent excessive damage from occurring. The first is the corollary to the strategies that campers and backpackers use to protect their tent floor from the rocks and roots of the ground—a groundsheet. Some simply use a second groundsheet inside their tent, while others cut out a piece of Tyvek (which is durable, lightweight, and waterproof), while still others will bring along a blanket or camping pad for specifically this purpose. The second way to protect your tent floor from your dog is through careful grooming, both clipping their nails before your next camping trip and filing down the sharp edges.