Not really a DIY question, but this seemed to be the most appropriate place to post the question.  This is for our personal residence.  House we bought has a lot of carpet which we want to replace with wood.   The wood will butt up to existing tile that is in kitchen / dining area.   

We're looking at quality engineered Oak mainly since solid wood would likely be an issue due to the height difference between the existing tile and a solid hardwood.

We considered some of the wood look tile, but prefer the warm look and feel of wood.

The engineered wood seems pricey as it's right up there, if not more expensive, than solid Oak.

As this will be a significant expense, we want to make sure we make the best decision.

Installation will be glue down, on ground floor, over concrete.  We have a contractor we trust that has done all our flooring in the past, for both investment properties and personal residences.   

Our concern is which flooring is best in this situation and are the costs we are seeing reasonable (quoted price for the flooring alone is $6.75 sqr ft  from local supplier).

One other thing to consider is we have a large dog.

Appreciate any comments or suggestions.

Kevin