I absolutely love this rug.  However, when I unpacked it there was a hole in it from the underside, all the way through.  It hasn't been too obvious on the actual carpet side so I'm not going to go through the hassle of trying to ship an object of this size and difficulty back.  Also, I have a cat who has taken a liking to 'sharpening' her claws on it, and it does pull enough that I can see where she's done it already and I've only had it maybe three weeks.  So perhaps not the most pet durable of area rugs with cats.  But all in all, this is a great rug, it's exactly what I was hoping for and expecting.