So far, I am loving this rug.  It has a high end look and feel.  I have 2 large dogs and one small crawling infant and was looking for something that could be comfy enough for the baby and sturdy enough to take the dog traffic and somewhat hide the hair and dirty footprints.  This is doing the trick.  It is rather slim, so I bought a rug pad which helped a bit. My husband even commented that he liked the new rug!