The rug is lovely looking, however, it has a very strong and unpleasant odor, like a wet animal, especially when the weather is a bit humid. It also seems to have some off gassing the first week which caused my eyes to become red and irritated. The fibers are also shedding a great deal, I I will need to do a deep vacuum. 
This is the first week I have laid it down, so perhaps it will go away, but that wet wool animal smell overpowers the entire apartment. Yuck.