Bought this rug for our living room specifically for the dog to run around on (so she didn't make too much noise for the downstairs neighbors). It is so soft! The dog ends up sleeping on the rug more than the couch now, so I can't complain. I am shocked this is an outdoor rug. The colors are great, they're all neutral and the ends didn't stick up too bad. We left some books on the ends for a day to weigh them down & that seemed to do the trick. This rug is great.