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Animal Print Saltillo

     

One day I was sweeping my daughter's Saltillo tile floor and noticed that two separate tiles had a dog print embedded in them.  We suspected that the prints might be faked to make them seem more rustic and outdoorsy.  However, the website for Saltillo tile claims they are genuine accidents:

Animal Print Saltillo ( dog, chicken, coyote print Saltillo Tile ) is very rare. Accounting for less than .03% of all Saltillo produced. It is produced by accident. Since authentic Saltillo is produced by hand and outdoors occasionally an animal- coyote, dog, chicken, goat etc.- will walk across some tiles during the drying process of production. What is left behind is natures' accidental work of art. Nothing says "Natural" and 'Rustic" more truthfully than these extremely unique tiles. You generally average 2 or 3 free per pallet of regular tile ordered. You get them strictly by chance. Some batches have them- some don't. The animal print tiles we sell separately are from commercial and residential projects we have installed where the animal prints were not wanted. Their loss is your gain. Supplies are strictly limited.

I don't know whether to believe this story or not.  I can picture a guy walking around with a stick with a dog's foot tied to the end and making random prints every so often, especially since they are able to charge more if you request one of  these "rarities."