PawProof™ Mat
They age faster than us and hide pain until they can’t. Don’t wait for the limp — start from day one.
“The bedside was where she fell. Every morning, all four legs going different directions on the wood. Six tiles by the bed and she gets up like she's eight again. I honestly didn't expect to feel this relieved.”
Bailey · Golden retriever, 12
“Long back, short legs, laminate hallway — the vet had a word. Laid a path from the lounge to the back door and the scrabbling noise just stopped. He sprints it now. Looks like it's meant to be there too, which I didn't expect.”
Frank · Dachshund, 6
“I can throw a toy across the kitchen again without wincing. That's the whole review really. Bonus I didn't see coming: they're weirdly nice under my own feet when I'm at the sink.”
Poppy · Cavapoo, 3
“Ninety pounds of Lab pushing off these and they haven't shifted a millimeter. No glue either — I lifted one to check the floor and it's spotless. My wife thought I'd bought a rug. It just looks like part of the room.”
Moose · Labrador, 9
“She's a rescue and never settled on the floorboards. Now she picks the tiles over her bed — finds the sun patch and sleeps there half the day. First time I've seen her properly relax in this house.”
Luna · Greyhound, 7
“She follows me into the office and used to slide on the turn. Two rows of tiles fixed it and she naps under the desk now. Four stars only because I want a stair set — the rest of the house is sorted, the stairs aren't yet.”
Daisy · Maltese, 5
“Old boy had started giving up on the floor — you could see him decide not to bother. Path from bed to bowl to door and he's back to doing laps of the lounge. More energy than he's had in a year. Wish I'd done it sooner.”
Alfie · Jack Russell, 11
“He launches off the couch like it's a diving board. These are under the landing zone now and he sticks it every time instead of skidding into the coffee table. Also easily the best-looking dog product I own.”
Teddy · Mini goldendoodle, 2
“Three in the morning, she got up for water, and I didn't hear the claws. Lay there waiting for the scramble and it never came. That's when I knew. Ordered a second set for the hallway the next day.”
Maggie · Golden retriever, 13
“Bought them for his back, kept them for the look. Matches the floor better than any runner we tried and nothing bunches up. He tears down that hallway like he's paid to.”
Otto · Dachshund, 5
“Muddy paws, the odd accident — you pull the one square, wash it, press it back. Twenty minutes, not a whole rug in the machine. And the kitchen still looks like a kitchen, not a kennel.”
Biscuit · Cockapoo, 4
“He used to lie only on the sofa because the tile floor was too slick to get up from. Now he's on the tiles all day, right where the family is. And people ask where we got the 'rug'. It's genuinely nice decor.”
Winston · Cavalier, 8
“Took him two days to trust it — he'd walk the edge first. Now he takes the path without thinking and doesn't bounce off the wall on the turn. One knock: they absorb, so wash a wet one the same day. Otherwise the best money I've spent on him.”
Duke · Black Labrador, 12
“He'd carry every mouthful to the carpet because he couldn't stand steady at the bowl. Four tiles under the feeding station and he eats where the bowl is. Catches the splashes too. Small thing, big difference.”
Bruce · Beagle, 6
“The front door was a skating rink for her every time someone came home. Now she gets to greet people without doing the splits. Guests comment on the floor before they comment on the dog, which says a lot.”
Lola · Yorkie, 4
“Grippy for him, and a little cushioned, which he clearly loves — he plants himself on it and won't move. I'll admit it: my own knees prefer it too. It's the calmest he's been in this house.”
Milo · Shih tzu, 9Older dogs do not slip everywhere. They slip in the same few places: the turn out of the bedroom, the stretch of hallway to the water bowl, the spot by the back door. PawProof is a set of carpet tiles you lay along that route.
Each tile grips smooth floors on contact. No glue, no tape, nothing to nail down. Press one into place and it stays put under a push-off. Lift a corner when you want it back and the floor underneath is clean.
Spills land on one square instead of a whole rug, so you wash that square and press it back. Trim a tile with scissors for doorways and corners. Two sizes, 30 x 30 cm and 60 x 60 cm, in seven neutral colours. 30-day returns.
Lay on a clean, dry floor. If a tile loses grip after washing, rinse the backing with water and let it air-dry.
Same dog. Same couch. Same jump.
They’ll always be our babies. They just won’t stay young forever.
Every jump off the couch, every skid on the way to the door, is a small, silent strain: on the wrists that take the landing, the elbows that catch the slide, the hips that power the scramble back up. None of it shows immediately, and that shouldn’t be your cue to think everything is okay.
By the time the pain shows, the wear is already done. And they can’t tell you it’s coming.
PawProof™ takes the surprise out of the landing: grip that stops the slide before it strains a ligament, and a cushioned pile that softens the impact for the sneaky jumpers. Because they’re not ignoring you when they launch off the couch. They’re just that happy you’re home.
Bundle & save on tiles
Static grip, not adhesive. The underside of every tile is an electrostatic layer that clings to smooth floors the second you press it down: it holds under a dog’s push-off, then peels up clean when you want to wash a square or move the path. No residue, no marks, re-lay it as often as you like.
Works on
Laminate
Vinyl & LVP
Sealed hardwood
Smooth tile
Lay on a clean, dry floor. If a tile loses grip after washing, rinse the backing with water and let it air-dry and the grip comes back. If a tile gets wet, lift it, dry the floor and the tile, then press it back down. On sealed hardwood, test one tile in a hidden spot for a few days before laying the whole path.
Bare hardwood, tile or vinyl
The push-off slides. The dog braces and tenses to stay upright, and many stop trying.
On a PawProof tile
The paws land on carpet pile and stay where they landed. The tile holds the floor, the pile holds the paw.
What vets recommend, in their words
Around the bed first: after rest, dogs are at their most vulnerable and stiff
.
Canine Arthritis Management, home assessment tool
Their fix: carpet tiles, off-cuts and runners
along the routes or on the problem spots.
Canine Arthritis Management, home assessment tool
Dogs with osteoarthritis struggle to stabilise on vinyl, tile, or hardwood
. Slip-resistant surfaces help.
Dr Joyce A. Login, DVM, Zoetis Petcare
Where PawProof fits. It is the surface they describe: carpet tiles that hold under paws on the route your dog actually walks. Start beside the bed.
Water-bowl splashes, muddy paws, the odd accident: it lands on one square, not your whole rug. Pull that square, rinse it, press it back. Or drop in a fresh one.
Doorways, corners, the leg of the couch: trim a tile with scissors and it still grips, still lifts clean. No awkward gap where the path stops short, and nothing to send back.
No dragging a rug to the laundromat. Lift the square that copped it, wash it, press it back. The rest of the path never moves, and when a square has done its time it is replaceable in seconds.
Same area. Fewer pieces.
A 60 × 60 cm tile covers the same area as four 30 × 30 cm tiles, so you can build longer, cleaner paths with fewer joins.
1 large tile0.36 m²
4 small tiles0.36 m²
See them in action
One path, laid where they actually run: bed to bowl to door.
One tile wide, a single path they can follow.
Paths drawn to scale for the selected tile size. Measurements are approximate.
