Description
Big Paw is a grey and cream runner doormat for a home where a dog or cat brings the walk back indoors on its feet. Large cream paw prints, each with a heart-shaped pad, march in a staggered pattern down a soft grey ground, and a black border frames the whole length so the design stays crisp against your floor. The pile is 100% nylon, set on a foam latex backing. It comes in one size, a 50 by 150cm runner, so wet paws and muddy boots get several steps on the mat rather than one.
Lay it inside the back door, along the hallway or across a porch or utility room floor, where it gathers the mud and rainwater that paws carry indoors before either reaches your kitchen or carpet. The maker names the hall as a natural home for it, and at 50cm wide the runner sits comfortably in a narrow passage where a broader mat would crowd the walls. Because the prints are big and bold, it reads as an indoor pet runner at a glance, which makes it a welcome gift for anyone with a new puppy or a muddy spaniel. What you gain is a single place for wet feet to stop, and fewer prints to mop from the rest of the floor.
The mat is 5mm thick, so before you lay it inside a door that opens inwards, check the gap at the foot of the door: it needs at least that much clearance to swing over the runner without dragging. It is machine washable at 30 degrees, which is the maker's care for it, so the whole runner can go through a wash whenever it looks tired and muddy. Before you order, measure the stretch of floor inside your door so the 50 by 150cm runner lies straight, without folding against a skirting board or a step.
Specification
| Design |
Big Paw |
| Colour |
Grey & Cream |
| Size |
50 x 150cm Runner |
| Material |
100% Nylon pile, foam latex backing |
| Thickness |
5mm |
| Care |
Machine washable at 30°C |
| Made In |
United Kingdom |
Frequently Asked
Can I lay the Big Paw runner outside my front door?
We would keep it indoors. It is made as an indoor doormat, so it belongs on the inside of the door, where it stays dry between visits from muddy paws.
Can my pet's food and water bowls sit on it?
Yes, the maker suggests it beneath food and water bowls, where it keeps splashes and dropped biscuits on the mat and away from your floor.
Is the design meant for dogs or for cats?
It is a pet mat rather than a dog mat, so the big paw prints suit a home with a dog, a cat or both.
How well does the nylon pile stand up to daily use?
The maker calls this a hard-wearing mat, and nylon is a fibre known for coping with heavy traffic, which suits a busy back door used by pets and people every day.
Will it work in a boot room for wet wellies as well as paws?
Yes, it is just as useful where the family leaves wellies and walking boots, giving wet soles a long strip of mat before they reach the bare floor.