I bought this for an area in my guest bedroom where my dogs will always have their diarrhea attacks in the middle of the night.  I just put in all new carpet, so I didn't want them to ruin it.  I figured this would be a cheap rug that I could easily hose off if necessary.  To my surprise, the pile on this rug is twice as long and plush as my carpet and is WAY TOO GOOD to let my dogs ruin it.   I am going to spray it with Scotchguard and pray for the best, but this rug is too beautiful to return!