ScatMat Indoor Training Mat

These are a GAME CHANGER!!! I have a 3 year old Whippet and anytime we would leave the house she would be all over the counters grabbing food, grabbing things from the dish rack, chewing up paper towels, etc. she even jumped up onto the stove and ate a whole pot of spaghetti sauce. I would crate her but she has anxiety and was wearing down her teeth chewing on her plastic kennel. I was at wits end. I bought 3 Mats and strategically placed them on the counters. I also set up cameras so I could watch. All it took was 2 shocks and now no more counter surfing. I can even leave food and stuff on the counters now and she won’t get on the counter. I can even leave the Mats turned off and my dog won’t get on the counter. Just the sight of them is a deterrent. SUPER EFFECTIVE. Highly recommended.

I have a big window in the living room that has a 4" wide sill and my loveseat sits right in front of it. All of my dogs inevitably stand on the back of the couch and put their front paws on the sill to look out the window. This is a problem because a) they dirty up the sill (the couch is covered) and b) I have a set of sheers that are always closed and they step on them getting them dirty, tearing them or sometimes pulling them down off of the curtain rod. It's very annoying and difficult to train them from doing. This product is really useful for that. Set up is easy with a 9v battery for power and then you just lay it on the area you want to protect. There are suction cups to hold the sheet in place. On the sheet are two exposed wires running its length. When something that can conduct power crosses those wires, it creates a circuit and a mild shock is delivered. You can set the level of shock and I put it to the minimum. I tested it on myself and it was a little more painful than a static discharge from a high pile carpet. The biggest issue for me was the distance between the wires. It's wide enough that a small dog is unlikely to cover both with their paw and even a larger dog like mine (70 lbs) took a few days before she completed the circuit. When she did (the display shows how many times a shock has been delivered), the result was almost instantaneous - she no longer puts her feet on the sill. It's pretty miraculous. Getting her to do anything is usually an exercise in futility but this product definitely did the trick. Too bad you can't just rent them as it doesn't seem like reinforcement is necessary, I guess it will just go into a drawer somewhere. Highly recommended with the caveat about the spacing of the wires.

My cats thought eating my Christmas tree was cool, so I wanted to keep them away. The shock mode is great, it’s not harmful (I tried it) but they definitely won’t step on it. My only complaint, is I had to purchase 3 to surround my tree and the cats are smart enough to jump OVER, It to still sit under the tree. It’s not 100% fix but curbed 90% of their tree destroying behavior. I wish there were more options with wider mats, longer etc especially for this reason. Other than that great product!

It seems pricey, but the dogs had torn up a couple of blinds and were clawing up the brand new window and sill every day for the first time ever. We were concerned they were going to do some very expensive damage. After 5 months of using this mat, I've told several people I'd buy this product again in a minute because it really solves the problem. Battery life is good, since I'm still on the first set. The only problems I have with it is that kids think it's hilarious to step on it and feel the shock bite... which is funny, but I'm afraid of letting them too much since they're happily hopping on it and I don't want the tiny wires to break. (However, that tells you that while the shock is effective for dog training, it's not horrible.) The other problem is that it trains dogs right away, but Husbands...not so much. My husband keeps forgetting to avoid the mat when he's opening and closing blinds, so these days he admits that most of the shock count is totally from him stepping on the it. Doesn't seem like the dogs have so much trouble remembering though.

My Siamese cat Oslo has a Pica. For those who don’t know what that is, it is a strong compulsion and addiction to eating weird things. In Oslo’s case that means anything foam, latex or soft plastic. He also has a normal cat attraction to thin leaf structures, so soft pine or fir needles look somewhat interesting to him as they do to most cats. But last year, we finally splurged for a rather expensive 9-ft flocked tree. I always wanted a flocked tree, rather than a white-needle tree. The flocking - or artificial snow is essentially foam, and Oslo thought we bought him nine feet of kitty candy. He couldn’t stay away from the tree. Last year, we’d wrap the lower half of the tree with sheets - such a lovely holiday look (not!) and an ordeal we had not bargained for. And Oslo found his way underneath the sheets anyway, and munched away. We had a beautiful tree we had to cover up and barricade. What was the point of having it? We shuddered at the idea of buying a playpen type of corral fence to put around it. So this year, I bought a six-pack of these clear spikes (non-electric) scat mats because they were cheaper. They slid around, we’re not enough to secure the tree and knew I had a FAIL on my hands after I heard noise at 2 a.m. and walked out to see Oslo sitting on the “uncomfortable” deterrent, feasting away on a snowy lower limb. It was time for more drastic measures.! We bought one of these curved units and quickly saw it was not big enough, so we bit the bullet and ordered two more. You need three to go around a tree. Perhaps four if your tree is wide. So, we paid $164.85 to protect a $600 tree. We really didn’t have a choice. We made the plunge for the tree, we wanted to enjoy it, and not have it be a source of stress and frequent nighttime and early morning cat vomit episodes, which would happen soon after his flocking feast. I am happy to say the tree has not been touched since it has been electrically surrounded. No training needed. There are no cat messes to clean up and we don’t have to wrap and unwrap our tree each evening. I strongly urge the manufacturers to consider making a large, extra large and jumbo sized tree skirt especially made for Christmas trees, maybe at a better price, as I see a lot of people get them for this reason. This deterrent works. But it is a very effective, albeit expensive solution. And it’s a lot better looking than bedsheets!

I bought this one to anticipate having to replace the previous one I had. I had bought one before that an it did not last more than six to eight months. The next one (the one I bought this one to replace) also lasted about the same amount of time. Now this one has lasted a bit longer, but still less than one year. First, at some point, the things starts beeping incessantly and for no reason. You change the battery, reset the settings, and it still beeps. Eventually, it stops, but comes back intermittently. Second, it never unrolls completely. The tips and edges of the corners still stay up on the side where the controller is attached. Third, after about four to six months, the wires start to come detached from the mat, making it hard to clean, and if the wire breaks... that's it, game over for the mat, unless you can manage to make some sort of electrical repair. Fourth, at some point, the controller no longer receives signals from the mat. When stepped on, no beep, no electricity, nothing. Finally, why are all the models the same price, even though some are larger than the others. Also, $55 seems a little high in price for such an item that probably cost less than $10 (I'm being liberal here) to manufacture. You can buy electric muscle stimulator medical devices that are far more advanced for 2/3 of the price of these things and they last 10x longer (I have one from 20 years ago and it still works). Oh, and one more thing. I doesn't stay on. You have to constantly check it to make sure its still on, which is almost daily, and turn it back on because it resets itself (settings) and turns off. So my current one is at that last stage (fourth) I mentioned above. When I detach the controller, it seems to work on its own, but once I attach it to the mat, no go. I have tried to tape down some of the wires that have become detached from the mat but I fear there must be some sort of short circuit or break in the circuit. I have taken care of this produce as prescribed by the manufacturers instructions. It has been less than a year, let's see if they honor their one-year warrantee.

I have two senior cats, one of which developed a bad habit of very randomly leaving a "lago amarillo" surprise on one of our couches in the living room. I tried to break the the little furball's habit by adding pet-safe couch covers and then piling boxes and other obstacles to keep her off these 'couches of her desire'. After a few months, the habit was unchanged so I ordered three of the PetSafe ScatMat Indoor Training Mats (60 in X 12 in) for each couch in my living room. It only took one 'shock' for the little fur monkey to make the association and the law was understood from that point on. Cat brains are pretty smart in that way. So now the cats stay off the couches except when allowed when we are in the room watching TV. The balance of good and evil has been restored, and now the sock monkeys are well behaved... we have had no further incidents. The battery life seems to be fine. The mats have been on pretty much 24/7 for about a month now and are not showing signs of battery weakness. It has several modes of operation and shock levels. I have only needed one mode. The mats are flexible, seem durable, well designed. The mat electronics seem to calibrate sensitivity when first powered up. When I received the I first tried it out on myself to see how quickly it detects the presence on the mat and the shock discomfort. I think lowest setting is probably adequate for most cases. Sorry, but I have no video of the pet reaction, it was pretty uneventful and was not intended as a way to prank the pet (laughing at them undermines the lesson which might result in an act of revenge .. they are smart in that way). With the first encounter with the mat there was just a slightly surprised jump and WTF moment and that was it. I could see a mental note was made "Never return to this couch again, there is bad magic there." Anyway, I recommend this product for training your pet to learn to stay off of a surface that is off limits. best of luck to you,

First thing, if you buy this mat, I highly recommend that you try either the beep only mode, or lowest shock setting to start. The shock of the mat that I received was a bit stronger than the other mats I've had, with the lowest setting being similar to medium or maybe even high on other mats. Some companies recommend using a tester, but I don't like to subject my cats to something like this without knowing how it feels myself. It didn't hurt me, but it's a bit jarring. With that said, this mat worked well for awhile, but has pretty much stopped at this point about 4 months after purchase. It started having issues maybe a month or two ago. In some cases, it would trigger on its own, when nothing was touching it, and in others it just wouldn't trigger at all until removing and reinserting the battery. Now it barely triggers at all, except occasionally if I move the mat or the box, and resetting the battery doesn't seem to fix it. I've bought other training mats from another company on Amazon called "Dogness", of which I've had 4 total (2 that I bought, and 2 more that were replaced under warranty), and have had similar issues, but those only lasted 6 to 8 weeks before dying. I'm trying another brand, "Seerway" I think it is, and hoping for the best. Hopefully the third brand is the charm Frankly, I'm not sure what the issue is. Maybe it's an inherent issue with the type of device this is, maybe we use them too much, or maybe it's something else. When they get dirty, I wipe them with a damp cloth as instructed, making sure not to get the control box wet. If I detach the control box, I can trigger it by touching the metal contact points where the mat snaps in (only on this PetSafe mat have I tried this), so I have to assume it's something with the wires themselves. As far as I know, I haven't damaged them. I can't help but wonder if they're not designed to be used for long periods of time, as we have to leave them on almost constantly overnight, and at least one of my cats is smart enough to test the mat and if she notices it isn't turned on, she starts scratching my bedroom door. No amount of ignoring will keep her away, and chasing her off doesn't deter her, as she just walks away from us then scratches again when we lie back down. At the end of the day, if your pet isn't too stubborn and learns quickly, this might be worth a try. Otherwise, it may cost a small fortune every year to replace these every couple months, unless I've just had bad luck so far.

it's a good product but it does't work for every pet.

First time i have slept properly in YEARS My crepuscular cats used to always scratch at the door and become active at night, as a result my wife and I have not had a good nights sleep between us in YEARS... this has solved the issue in one go I highly recommend combining this method with some calming pheremones and catnip as we tried that the second night and it made them less stressed although it does not change the effectiveness of this device... it just works either way

Sometimes works, sometimes doesn't. Ended up in the garage with the rest of the rubbish I've bought off Amazon within a fortnight

Llegó muy bien empacado, con su instructivo. Se pone la batería de una manera muy sencilla y listo. Los coloqué sobre un sofá y problema resuelto, mis perros ya no se suben a el. Muy contenta con este producto

Bought this mat because I have a cat that will not stay off the counter. He will open the cupboard door pull things out of the cupboard that he wants. Even after he is fed. Every time we make a meal or go out and get warm-ups if it smells delicious he will be up on the counter about six times in an hour. We can’t catch him on the counter because he hears us move, and he immediately runs out of the room. He has Ben doing this for 6 years and it is just not stopping, can not even have a clean glass stove top because he has to walk all over it. Put this up the day we got it right away, he got on the counter five times the first night, twice the next morning, and two more times that afternoon. That was Friday to Saturday. It is now Tuesday night and he has not been on the counter since Saturday night. I love the settings, easy set up, I turned the beep tone off so that the cat doesn’t relate the beep to the shock. I’ll eventually spread it across the stove top too so he will learn to stay off of it. But for now it is so nice to have a clean and sanitized counter top all the time. And now that he is not getting up there I cleaned the counter top off more since the picture, we were having stuff at the front of the counter top off keep him off of it Love it highly recommend