REVIEWS

What owners say.

Real reviews from people using PuddleMat for the dogs in their last good year.

★★★★★

Finally something that doesn't slide

Hardwood floors and a 14-year-old shepherd who plants himself and doesn't move. Every other pad slid out from under him. The GripFloor base actually stays put.

Tom R.
★★★★★

Quiet matters more than I expected

The crinkle on disposables used to startle her every time she shifted at night. This one is silent. She settles on it now instead of avoiding it.

Diane K.
★★★★

Great pad, order a size up

Works exactly as described and washes beautifully. Only note: the Medium was smaller than I pictured for my lab mix. Bought a Large for the second one and it's perfect.

Priscilla M.
★★★★★

Six weeks of hot washes and it's holding

I wash hot because I don't mess around with sanitizing. Other reusables started peeling at the backing within two weeks. This one looks the same as day one.

Janet S.
★★★★★

Bought it for after his surgery

Post-op crate rest for a cruciate repair. Absorbs fast so he wasn't lying in anything, doesn't slide when he gets up, and it's quiet. Five weeks in and it's still going strong.

Kevin D.
★★★★★

It doesn't look like a hospital in my bedroom

This sounds shallow but it mattered to me. The Clay one blends into my floor and just looks like a mat. I stopped dreading having it out where people can see it.

Allison P.
★★★★★

WFH essentials

I work from home and my old bulldog has nighttime accidents on the bedroom floor. Tried disposables — too noisy, his nails caught on them. Tried another reusable — slid like a hockey puck on the LVP. The PuddleMat actually grips. He's stopped scrambling and just settles down on it. Quiet around the house at last.

Robert L.
★★★★★

Aesthetic + functional

Two things matter to me — does it work and does it look like something I want in my bedroom. The Clay color blends with my floors. My fourteen-year-old beagle uses it without me having to apologize for the décor. Five stars.

Erin J.
★★★★★

Worth the wait

Took 11 days to arrive but it was worth the wait. My senior labrador with cognitive dysfunction sleeps on it every night. The fact that I can hot-wash it without it falling apart is the actual revolution. The disposable pads filled a garbage bag a week. This filled the laundry every Saturday.

Helen W.
★★★★★

Bought it for my recovering boxer

I bought it for my recovering boxer after his TPLO surgery. Quiet, washable, doesn't slide on hardwood. He's been on it five weeks. We're keeping it for life.

Daniel P.
★★★★★

Six weeks under her bed. Still flat. Still here.

A senior golden retriever resting on a PuddleMat

My fourteen-year-old golden has been through three hospice pads in a year. This one's been under her bed for six weeks. No peeling, no slipping. She's still here. Thank you.

Sarah K.
★★★★★

Wish I'd had this with my last dog

We're in the last stretch with our old guy and this has made the accidents feel manageable instead of devastating. The fact that I can just wash it and it's ready again takes a weight off.

Carol W.
★★★★

Does the job, takes a wash cycle to soften

Absorbency and grip are excellent. First wash it felt a little stiff, but it softened right up after that. Would still recommend.

Greg T.
★★★★★

Cognitive decline accidents, finally a system

My dog has canine cognitive dysfunction and forgets she's inside. Having two of these in rotation means there's always a clean one down. Game changer for our routine.

Sandra L.
★★★★★

Absorbs faster than she can move off it

She used to step away and leave a trail. This pulls it in immediately so her paws stay dry and so does the floor around it.

Eleanor F.
★★★★★

Washes clean, no lingering smell

My worry with reusable was that it'd hold odor. It doesn't. Comes out of the wash smelling like nothing, which is exactly what I wanted.

Brian C.
★★★★★

Replaced a drawer full of disposables

I was going through a pack a week. Bought three PuddleMats and haven't touched a disposable since. Paid for itself fast and there's no guilt about the waste.

Nadia R.
★★★★★

Stays put even when he scratches at it

He paws and circles before lying down, which used to bunch up every pad I tried. This one holds its position through all of it.

Walter G.
★★★★

Really good, second one on the way

No complaints on performance at all. Only reason it's four stars is I wish there were one more size between Medium and Large. Ordering another regardless.

Theresa O.
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