Thanks, graywings. Is Ruggable's polyester rug pad considered rubber? I think I'll email the company just to double check because I don't recall seeing anything about flooring types on their site. Nothing in the info they include with the rug either.

You need to use an indoor/outdoor rug. Indoor rugs are not meant to be outside and neither are their under pads. Go ahead and find a great 'outdoor' area rug and have fun. There are THOUSANDS of options out there.

I have a 3x5 Ruggable inside my backdoor, with a 10-month-old Collie/Pyrenees puppy who loves to chew on it and a 13-year-old Kuvasz who often "leaks" on it on his way out the door. During the year that I've had it, I've probably had to wash it at least two dozen times. I wash it in a front loader and then hang to dry. It looks great - colors are still vibrant and edges have not curled. The only thing I don't like about it is that it is a bit of a hassle to perfectly align the top with the underlayment, but that fact that they're separate layers is also why it's so easy to wash. Like the OP, my older dog has a hard time on my kitchen floor and I'm thinking of getting a 10' runner as well.

Does anyone have the re-jute rug from ruggable s? Curious if it looks/feels like real jute? I would like a jute rug but they are not easy to clean and it’s a high traffic area….TIA