I read the founder's story before I bought. My golden, Bea, was thirteen when she started having accidents. The way Emma wrote about her dog — that was my dog too. I bought the medium and put it under our bed where Bea sleeps. Six weeks in. She's still here. She's still my girl. Thank you for building something for the dogs in their last good year.
Just a heads up for fellow Canadians — there were customs duties of about $8 collected on delivery. Not the company's fault but I wasn't expecting it from a US-shipping order. The pad itself is great — silicone grip, cream surface, no complaints there. Subtracting one star for the unexpected fee since the listing didn't make that clear enough for me.
I was buying $40 worth of disposable training pads every month for my senior shih tzu. Switched to two PuddleMats and now I spend $0 except for laundry detergent. Math worked out at month three. Pads still going strong at month six. Highly recommend.
Bought the small as a crate liner for my four-month-old after his neuter surgery. Two weeks of strict crate rest. The pad stayed flat, didn't bunch, and the silicone backing kept it from sliding when he shifted around. Washed every other day, looks like new. Kept it as his bed-pad even after recovery.
My German shepherd is twelve and the large size finally gives him a pad that actually covers the floor zone next to my bed. Three other 'large' pads I tried weren't actually large. This one is. He's been on it three weeks, no accidents reaching the hardwood underneath. Heat-fused construction is the real thing — no glue separation.