Why Soft Surfaces Feel Right

Your dog is not getting revenge. To a dog, a soft, absorbent rug feels almost exactly like grass underfoot — and grass is nature's bathroom signal.

Pad-trained dogs often have a harder switch. They were taught, on purpose, that a soft flat surface indoors is the approved place to go.

A rug is just a bigger, comfier pad. Switching to outdoor-only means teaching a brand-new rule: soft-indoors now means living room, and the bathroom moved outside.