Bed Hunting

I didn't realize when Eric and I decided to go from a queen bed to a king, it was going to be such an adventure. We'd thought about it a couple of years ago, then shelved the idea. But now he's adamant about it, and in all reality, we need a new mattress so I don't wake up feeling 100 years old! But we've been looking at beds for over a month now and still can't decide. We want a medium colored oak, to go with the bedroom set we already have. I'd like a sleigh bed. He doesn't care. He does care about how much it costs. You can't find a real oak sleigh bed for his price. I did find a sleigh bed that is definitely in our price range, but the salesman told me that it's a soft wood. I'm not sure how well that would work out with our two big dogs when they race around the house and up over our bed. Okay, the oldest one doesn't race or jump anymore, but she does sleep on our bed and I'd hate for her to scratch up the frame trying to get on or off the bed. I did find a nice, solid oak (medium color even) spindle frame that I really liked, and it's in our price range. I was even able to bring home a book to show Eric. We'll see what he says. I hope we make up our minds soon, bed frames are started to haunt me at night!