Pentalor Pet Cooling Mat

Sand brushes straight off it, which matters where I live. Shake it out at the door and it is clean.

Faro, PT · Size M · Green

Under the desk, all day

I work from home and she lies under the desk by my feet. In summer that corner gets warm and she used to keep getting up and moving. She does not any more.

München, DE · Size M · Grey

Bought two, one for home and one for my mother, because she kept borrowing mine when she visited with her dog.

Málaga, ES · Size L · Beige

Happy with it. I would say the cool feeling lasts about twenty minutes in one spot before he has to shift, then the empty part has recovered by the time he goes back. That is how the fabric works, it is not a fault, just be realistic.

Bari, IT · Size M · Blue

Maine coon, so the S is more of a rug than a mat for her, but she has adopted it entirely.

Łódź, PL · Size S · Blue

Fifth floor, no lift, no air conditioning, west-facing. The flat is unbearable by six. This is the one thing that has made a difference for him.

Paris, FR · Size L · Grey

Ordered the beige and it is a proper warm sand colour, not the grey-beige you sometimes get. Matches the room, which was my husband's only condition.

Coimbra, PT · Size M · Beige

Green is nicer in person than in the photos. Slightly muted, not neon. Good.

Berlin, DE · Size M · Green

She found it before I unrolled it

The parcel was still on the floor and she was already sitting on it. I had not even taken the wrapper off.

Palermo, IT · Size L · Grey

Two Malinois in a flat during a heatwave. The XL takes up half the living room and I do not care.

Warszawa, PL · Size XL · Grey

The chihuahua is not impressed by anything. She is impressed by this. That is a first.

Rennes, FR · Size S · Beige

Washed it after a muddy weekend, hung it over the line, dry in a couple of hours and no shrinkage. That was the test for me.

Zaragoza, ES · Size M · Blue

Golden retriever, thick coat, hates summer. He has been on this since it arrived. My only regret is not ordering it in June.

Hannover, DE · Size L · Blue

Bought it half expecting to send it back. It is still here and so is the receipt in the drawer, unused.

Verona, IT · Size M · Grey

Fits the bottom of the cat tree perfectly. That was the whole plan and it worked.

Lisboa, PT · Size S · Green

Very good, four stars because I would like a darker colour option for a dog who goes outside. Not a fault of the mat.

Strasbourg, FR · Size L · Beige

She takes it room to room

Wherever I am working, she drags it in and lies down next to me. It is light enough that she can, which I did not think about when ordering but turns out to be the best part.

Kraków, PL · Size M · Beige

The dog is a rescue and takes weeks to trust anything new. Four days for this one. Faster than the bed we bought him.

Bilbao, ES · Size L · Blue

Enormous. In a good way. The Newfoundland fits with room left over and that has never happened before.

Frankfurt, DE · Size XL · Green

For a cat who sleeps in the sink in summer. She has stopped sleeping in the sink. I consider that money well spent.

Genova, IT · Size S · Grey

Stitching is neat, the edge binding is even the whole way round, and there are no loose threads. I look for that.

Szczecin, PL · Size L · Grey

Balcony in the shade, water bowl next to it, and he is out there all afternoon again. Last summer he would not leave the hallway.

Nice, FR · Size M · Blue

Nothing to fill, nothing to freeze, nothing to plug in. That was the entire reason I chose this one over the others and it has been exactly that simple.

Porto, PT · Size M · Grey

Two greyhounds, no fat on them, they feel every degree. This is now their default spot from about noon.

Sevilla, ES · Size L · Beige

The blue is a soft powder blue rather than bright. Looks fine in a living room, which mattered because it is not going to be hidden away.

Nürnberg, DE · Size M · Blue

Bought during the sale so it was a reasonable price for the size. Would have paid full price knowing what I know now.

Padova, IT · Size L · Green

Less panting in the evening

He used to pant for a long time after the evening walk. Now he lies on this and settles much faster. That is the difference I noticed most.

Montpellier, FR · Size M · Grey

Good mat, honest listing. I would have liked a carry strap or a bag for taking it out, but that is a wish not a fault.

Katowice, PL · Size L · Grey

For a very small and very hot pug. He now sleeps through the afternoon instead of relocating every ten minutes.

Valladolid, ES · Size S · Blue

My mother has arthritis and cannot manage a heavy bed to wash. She can manage this on her own, which was the point.

Bergamo, IT · Size M · Beige

Bought it for the dog and now the toddler lies on it too. I have ordered a second one so they stop arguing.

Aveiro, PT · Size M · Blue

She has a thick double coat and July is miserable for her. This is the first thing she has actually chosen to lie on rather than tolerated.

Modena, IT · Size M · Grey

Does what it says, nothing more

It is a nice piece of fabric that stays cooler than the floor. It is not magic and I think some people expect magic. Three stars is fair for what it actually is, and I would still buy it again.

Granada, ES · Size M · Grey

Puppy phase, so I fully expected it to be chewed. It has been sat on, dragged, slept on and not once chewed. No idea why but I am not asking questions.

Gdynia, PL · Size L · Blue

The reversible thing sounded like marketing. It is not. The fleece side genuinely is a different product and we are still using it in October.

Münster, DE · Size L · Grey

Ordered XL for a Great Dane. It is the first mat that has been big enough. Genuinely the first.

Białystok, PL · Size XL · Grey

Sicily. Thirty-eight degrees. The floor tiles are warm by midday and there is nowhere cool left. Now there is.

Catania, IT · Size L · Beige

Good little mat. I would order one size up if I did it again — the S is right for the cat but I wanted to use it in the carrier too and it is a fraction short.

Angers, FR · Size S · Grey

Ordered on the 3rd, here on the 16th. Tracking worked the whole way, including the last bit with the local courier.

Guimarães, PT · Size L · Blue

Fur brushes off with a hand. No lint roller, no hoover. That is worth something with a shepherd in the house.

Perugia, IT · Size M · Blue

Bought two in the sale, one for the flat and one for my parents' place where he stays at weekends. He recognises it now in both houses.

Vigo, ES · Size L · Green

Big enough for a Bernese and a child to nap on together, which was not the plan but happens most afternoons.

Bydgoszcz, PL · Size XL · Beige

She is fifteen and stiff in the mornings. It is soft enough that she will lie on it directly on the floor, which she will not do with a thin mat.

Tours, FR · Size M · Grey

I was sceptical about ice silk. It genuinely feels cooler than the fabric on my sofa when you put a hand on both. That is not nothing.

Ancona, IT · Size L · Grey

Córdoba in July is the hardest test there is. Two mastiffs, one XL, both of them on it from about eleven onwards.

Córdoba, ES · Size XL · Grey

Machine washed at 30 after a muddy field. Came out fine, no fraying, no colour loss, still cool to the touch.

Reims, FR · Size L · Beige

Straightforward product, does one thing, does it properly. No app, no battery, no instructions to read.

Dortmund, DE · Size M · Blue

Two weeks of thirty-plus and the flat has no shutters on the west side. He has claimed the corner where this is and he is fine.

Pisa, IT · Size M · Green

Sizing chart was accurate to the centimetre. I have ordered enough dog things online to know that is rare.

Salamanca, ES · Size L · Blue

Light, thin, cool. Fits in the bottom of the carrier for the train to my sister's without taking up any room.

Opole, PL · Size S · Grey

He is a nervous dog and new things usually take a month. He was on it the same evening, which honestly surprised me more than the cooling.

Clermont-Ferrand, FR · Size M · Grey

Very good. One small thing — the fleece side attracts fur more than the silk side, so in summer keep the silk side up and it stays looking clean.

Braga, PT · Size M · Grey

Bought after a friend showed me hers. Now a third person in our walking group has one. It spreads.

Wiesbaden, DE · Size L · Beige

Covers the whole space under the pergola. Both dogs, the whole afternoon, nobody moving. That is the summer sorted.

Brescia, IT · Size XL · Blue

No plug means I can put it where the dog wants to be rather than where the socket is. That turned out to matter more than I expected.

Zielona Góra, PL · Size L · Green

For a ferret, of all things. He sprawls on it flat like a pancake. Worth every cent for that image alone.

Le Havre, FR · Size S · Blue

Third summer of trying different things for him. This is the one that stuck.

Leiria, PT · Size L · Grey

Ordered Monday, shipping confirmation Tuesday, in my hands two weeks later. No drama, no chasing anyone.

Mannheim, DE · Size M · Green

For a very elderly cat who feels the heat badly now. She sleeps deeper on it. That is the only measurement I have and it is enough for me.

Parma, IT · Size S · Beige

Bought during the sale, arrived quickly, no customs, dog approves. Nothing to complain about.

Pamplona, ES · Size L · Blue

She used to dig at the rug before lying down every single time. She does not do that on this. I have no idea why but the rug is grateful.

Kielce, PL · Size M · Grey

Two big dogs and a small flat. The XL fills the space between the sofa and the window and both of them are on it every afternoon.

Amiens, FR · Size XL · Beige

Freiburg gets stupidly hot in the summer. The dog worked out where the mat is on day one and has not needed reminding since.

Freiburg, DE · Size L · Grey

Sand, salt, sea water, a dog who does not dry off. It has survived all of it and still looks new.

Cagliari, IT · Size M · Green

Bought it for the cat and the dog has stolen it. I have now ordered the L for the dog and the cat gets her S back next week.

Oviedo, ES · Size S · Grey

The description said no gels and no crystals and that is exactly why I ordered it. He chews things. Nothing in here to leak if he ever does.

Olsztyn, PL · Size L · Beige

Slept on the floor next to it during the heatwave myself. Can confirm it works for humans too, in a pinch.

Metz, FR · Size M · Grey

Small flat, small cat, small mat. It fits by the balcony door and that is where she lives now.

Coimbra, PT · Size S · Green

Straight, flat, no lumps, no ridges. It lies properly on the floor instead of curling at the corners like the last one did.

Magdeburg, DE · Size M · Blue

Bought it for the dog, ended up using the fleece side on the sofa in winter for both of us. Two products for the price of one.

Udine, IT · Size L · Beige

He is a working dog and comes in exhausted. He goes straight to it now, no detour to the kitchen floor.

Toledo, ES · Size M · Grey

She kicks it into a heap and then lies in the heap. Not what the photos show, but she is happy and that is the point.

Besançon, FR · Size S · Beige