Nature Inspired
Our product was designed with the rules of nature in mind. All animals seek comfort and the path of least resistance. They would rather lay, walk and forage on soft ground rather than a rocky surface, choose a trail rather than break their own across the sticks and logs of the forest floor or a steep slope. Through trial and error and evolutionary development they have learned to avoid the thorns, cactus, swamps and other daily discomforts with no treats or "positive reinforcement" but rather through the process of trial, error and eventual success just like nature provides.
The Paws off Pet Mat was created to use the same time tested process to teach your pet, all on its own, to avoid occupying any protected area using no shocks, buzzers, sprays, scents, sharp edges, nails, knives, flames or "pointy things" of any kind.

Uniquely Designed Modular Tiles
The uniquely designed modular tiles simply clip together to create a passive, no maintenance mat to fit any size pet and any size area.

The mat simply creates a less comfortable space for your pet, encouraging them to seek more comfort elsewhere. Should they decide to stand on the mat for any length of time, the uneven surface continues to re-focus their attention while encouraging them to back-up or move to a more comfortable location.

Moving off the Mat is a positive experience which reinforces the learning process. In time, like in nature, your pet will learn to avoid the mat thus eliminating the opportunity for them to paw, claw and chew on the expensive elements of your home or jump the fence, whether you're home or not!

Effectiveness
Our testing has shown for most pets, it's a quick decision. For about 2% of pets, the effect the mat provides may not provide an immediate impact on your pet's behavior and may require more time to experience the mat. This is a good time to make sure your Paws Off Pet Mat is the proper size and placed with the correct orientation.

Don't rush to judgement - evolution is at work! We want you and your pet to have success. Our goal is to help you create a safer environment and a more trusting relationship with your pets.

SIZE DOES MATTER  - The size of your pet, their determination and the width of area you are trying to protect may be different than the general recommendations made here. 

The proper width, depth and orientation of a Paws Off Pet Mat will help assure maximum protection of your pets and your home. If your pet can stand at or reach across at the protected area without being fully on the Mat with both front and back paws, a larger mat should be considered as the Mat will not provide the best possible protection for your home or training opportunity for your pet.

One tile measures 12" x 12" x 1.25"

Not sure which size you need?

Your Paws Off!™ Pet Mat is designed to provide a safe but increasing discomfort to any pet that desires to stand on the mat for any length of time.  The mat has been designed to allow safe passage across the mat for you and your pet across any doorway.  It is the increasing discomfort that provides a consistent reminder for your pet to avoid the area protected by a Paws Off!™ Pet Mat  with your pets’s paws that re-focuses their attention away from damaging your doors, screens and windows or approaching or occupying any area you deem off limits. Your mat will be most effective when placed with the vertical protrusions of the tiles orientated perpendicular to the area you wish to be protected as shown throughout this guide.

The engineered discomfort provided by the mat is humane in that it’s easy to walk across but becomes increasingly uncomfortable the longer the animal chooses to remain on the mat, giving your pet the opportunity to simply back away to avoid the discomfort.  The mat provides a consistent reminder for all pets to back away from any area they are prone to damage or stage a jump.  It’s this “passive deterrent” feature of your Paws Off!™ Pet Mat that over a short time will greatly diminish your pets desire to occupy the protected area or stage another jump over the fence.

Assembling your Paws Off!™ Pet Mat

You will want your Paws Off!™ Pet Mat to extend beyond the edge of the protected area by at least 6” or more to keep the pet from “going around” the edge of the mat.  Each tile comes with four clips.  It is recommended you assemble a mat in groups of four tiles per the instructions below.  Additional tiles and clips can be ordered through the Paws Off!™ website as needed. 

• Lay the tiles upside down near the area where they will be used.  If the mat will be bigger than four tiles, separate into groups of 4 tiles each. 

• Using two clips per side, insert the clips into the holes and push the clips down firmly.  clips are designed to fit tightly so don’t worry if you can’t push them all the way. 
• Once you get 4 tiles clipped together, walk on the upside down Mat to set the clips firmly. 

• Install clips around the edge of one group that will be attaching to the next group.  Remember, only two clips per tile side are generally required.  Pre-clipping the groups is important since once the groups are flipped right side up, to connect to the adjacent group of tiles, installing the clips from below will be more difficult.
• Flip the groups right side up and ensure the clips that were installed along the edge of the groups do not conflict with clips installed along the edge of the adjacent group.
• Bring the groups together and align with each other.
• Press the edge of one group down on the clips protruding from the other group.
• Walk along the entire surface of the Mat to set all the clips firmly in place.

It has been found that in some cases the pet, over time will learn to treat the protected area with respect and stop inflicting damage at the protect area and you decide to move the mat to a new location which requires a different configuration or you may get a bigger pet that requires a larger Mat.  If your Paws Off!™ Pet Mat is not wide enough for the intended area or deep enough for a larger pet simply add more tiles and clips.