Mohawk Home 8 x 10 Waterproof Non Slip Rug Pad, Felt Cushion Rubber, Pet and Kid Proof, Reversible – Safe for All Floors

This is EXACTLY what I needed!!!I Purchased this to put under cheap new rug as a protective barrier for my hardwood floors because I have a 14yo golden retriever with arthritis that sometimes has trouble getting up quickly enough so occasionally has accidents. She just had the first one since I’ve been using this and it worked exactly as I intended. The rug was wet obviously (as you can see on underside of rug in photo), as was the fuzzy side of the mat was wet, but none at all went through to the floor underneath. I used spot cleaner to wash pad at same time as rug with pet carpet cleaner and sucked out all the liquid I could, then put something under rug to keep it up and allow air to circulate until both were dry. While hardwood floors are a big financial investment worth protecting (my main purpose for purchasing this pad), but I buy cheap $50 rugs just because of my dog so its not big deal to just throw out and replace every 6-12 months, and this pad also makes rug feel much thicker and soft to walk on like a higher quality one would. The pad is the exact same dimensions as my rug, so I did trim it to be and inch or so smaller on all sides so the rug extends just over the pad, but it is very easy to cut with regular household scissors.