Within half hour of rolling out my new rug, my puppy decided to "christen" it. Happy to report it cleaned up beautifully. Right now the rug is under my dining room table, so not getting tons of traffic, but shedding has been minimal (maybe those that are seeing a lot of shedding have not noted the instructions that say don't use the beater brush on your vacuum, or at least put on the highest pile setting.) Nice neutral color, the texture and chunky swirls make it a little more casual looking than some similar rugs, but would be appropriate for almost any room in the house except the most formal.