This rug gets an A+ for durability. I've had it 8 months now, and despite my best efforts, it is my cat's FAVORITE scratching pad. Despite getting ravaged daily, none of the fibers have come loose, and it still looks as good as the day we got it. My only complaint is that this picture is a little misleading. I imagined this rug as being sort of gray-tinted with blue and magenta details, and it is more beige with blue and red. It still works in my living room, but it's not the color palette I thought it was.