I LOVE the color of this.  It is very light.  Like a straw color (very similar to what is pictured).  It is also pretty comfortable (not crazy scratchy).  You can lay on top of it and not feel like you're going to have scars when you get up.

Our dogs love it too and they lay on it often.  We have 30-40 pound dogs (2 of them) and I have noticed that some of the fibers are starting to stick up a bit more (I'm guessing from them running around) after 1 month then when we first laid it down.  It's not too noticeable - only in the sunlight when I am walking in at an angle.  I am just hoping that this doesn't get worse as we go.  I have heard these types of rugs wear well, so I'm am semi-confident it will be good in the long run!

We also used a rug pad with it.