Not supposed to use rubber backed rugs - so what do I use?

I bought a rubber backed rug to put on my tile in front of the doggie door on my tiled enclosed porch and in front of the door that leads from the porch into the house so when the dogs come in from outside it will help keep the tile cleaner. The problem is that I just read that you should not use rubber backed rugs because they can leave a yellow stain on the floor or can leave rubber stuck to the floor. So does anyone have suggestions on rugs to use? I am looking for something that looks nice, that I can wash, that will stay in place, and that won't hurt the little dogs feet. Anyone have any suggestions?

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We just got our floors too and the rug/back/underlayment thing has been making me crazy!! I hope someone comes to answer with some really good information.

I had rugs with the white rubber/latex? backing that I wanted to reuse from our old tile floors. The installer said we could not use any of these because the floor has to "breathe" but we could use them IF we put the underlayment down first. So that is what I did for those rugs but it is a pain because the small kitchen rugs and the bathroom rugs keep slipping off the underlayment and the edges of the underlayment constantly show.

Then I bought 4 new giant rugs and getting the underlayment has been a real undertaking! First, we had to look for ones that specifically said for hardwood floors but I swear they all look the same to me. Then it was hard to get the right sizes to fit the rugs. Even if the package said 8X10 or 9X12, it was always a few inches short and the backs of some of the rugs are rough as sandpaper, especially the mohawk ones, so I had to buy an extra piece and cut it to add more width. Why is is okay for 2-3 inches of each side of the rug to be directly on the floor and won't the rugs scratch the floor just like sandpaper?

It has been difficult to find them too, kmart had one for $20 but only one, so I went all over town and to get large ones, I finally had to pay $40 each at home depot for "economy" ones that aren't as nice as the cheaper kmart ones. Every rug I put down, has an assortment of pieces of the underlayment and it was maddening getting all the egdes straight so the back of the rugs did not scratch the floor. I fell in love and bought one really expensive rug that does have a nice soft cotton back but still used the underlayment so it would not slip around.

I did go to the carpet store to buy the cushy padding I remember having when I was a kid and they don't make stuff like that anymore. The "premium" padding for hardwood floors was only about 1/4-1/2" thick and they quoted me $8/sq ft!! I did find some on the web but the cheapest I found for the large sizes I needed was still well over $100.

The other thing driving me crazy is the felt pads for chair legs, etc.. They don't stay on!! We bought 3 different kinds from pricey to cheap and they constantly come off and then simply sliding the chair back (without even sitting on it) scratches the floor!! Any tips here? Should I go get crazy glue and try that? Thanks in advance.

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