This is the cozy shag rug of my dreams. I got a nice thick rug pad to go under it, and it’s so comfortable you could sleep on it. Despite the light color, all of the texture in the rug and the pattern hides dirt remarkably well, though smells do get caught in it more than a lower pile rug (I have two cats and a puppy, so I can definitely attest to this... also yes I know it was stupid to get a shag rug in this situation). I would 1010 recommend this rug to any regular person, and 610 recommend it to anyone else running a small zoo.