This is a great area rug.  It is easy to maintain.  When it is vacuumed it looks like the day we purchased it.  It is so much better than the area rug we purchased 3 years ago which was three times the cost.  It was beautiful but as soon as it was vacuumed all of the beauty disappeared.  There was fuzz all over the place.  We tried to work with it.  But after 3 years we decided we could no longer tolerate it.  And so we purchased this one and so far we love it!  So does the dog