Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

We live in a 1,000 sqft apartment with hardwood floors in downtown Chicago, and our two 35 pound Spring Spaniels go outside 6 or more times each day, for exercise and to "do their duty". We've grown weary of them tracking dirt, salt, etc., all over the place. We've tried wiping their paws and this only dries them, but does nothing to clean. This thing really works! I've had a bunch of people ask me about it (I posted an endorsement on FaceBook a few weeks ago) and some folks say "Why not just use a bucket and a towel?". Well, let me tell you why... First of all, the Paw Plunger has an "aperture" seal on the top, that keeps most of the water inside the receptacle. Secondly, it has scrubby brushes inside to remove grit, salt, dirt, etc. Does your bucket have these? Thirdly, the handle on the side is very useful - instead of just dipping a dirty paw into a bucket of water, something that even the most chillaxin' pooch might have a problem with, you just hold the dog's paw and leg stationary, and move the Paw Plunger up and down via the handle. Genius! In case you doubt how effective this can be, here's a photo of the water after one walk when it wasn't even that messy outside... All in all, and especially for the price, get this thing! It really works, is inexpensive, is well-built and solves a lot of the problems when you have dogs that go outside. We fill it with warm water in the front bathroom, put the top on it, and place it outside our entry door in the hallway along with a "dog towel" when we are heading outside. Then when we come back home, we clean up in the hallway outside our apartment, before even coming inside, then come inside and dump the dirty water in the toilet. This works GREAT! Regarding the size, as stated above, we have two 35 pound dogs. The medium is PLENTY big and almost too big. It's nice to have a large volume of water, but the unit is so large that I need to swirl the dog's paws around a bit to contact all portions of their paws. I fear a small would be too small.