Old newspapers are one of the staple items you need to keep in stock when potty training puppies. Newspaper is absorbent enough to take care of a little excrement, tough enough to prevent solid waste from seeping to the floor, and soft enough not to hurt the puppy or damage the floor as the puppy settles in to do its business. All of this from recycling yesterday's news.
Old newspaper then has quite a few roles to play when it comes to the potty training a puppy. It can serve these unique roles as:
Potty-training material
Because of newspaper's inherent absorbency and toughness, it does a pretty respectable job of holding and keeping excrement. You typically put the stuff under a dog's potty grill to catch the urine or feces. Once it has done that, you can discard the soiled material into the garbage can at day's end. You could even lay out the newspapers on the floor in a cinch if you have to, but try not to use this method of potty training for long. A puppy could grow up to be a dog that does its business on any newspapers left around on the ground, so you should be extra careful if your choice is to potty train your puppy on old newspaper.
Cleaning material
The very same qualities that make it as good potty-training material also makes it excellent at cleaning up after your puppy's accidents. All you need to do is simply place the newspaper on wet spots to soak up the pee, while you can actually pick up solid fecal matter with the paper while wrapping it up in the process. One thing to remember is not to wipe away using newspaper, because this will result in you spreading the mess all over the floor. Use it to absorb moisture and pick up fecal matter, and you won't have any problems in the soapy cleanup.
Material for bedding
You could even use old newspaper as a sleeping surface for your puppy. Being soft and insulating, newspaper makes for a very comfortable bed for your puppy. Cover the newspaper with an old sheet or cloth to protect the newspaper from claws, and you have an affordable but effective place for your beloved puppy to sleep at night. It's a good idea replace the newspapers once a month for a fresher and less smelly surface.
And, there's one more thing to keep in mind about using newspaper for bedding material: make sure you do not to use the old newspaper for potty training your puppy, since dogs do not like to do their business on their sleeping surfaces. If you choose to use old newspapers for potty-training and bedding materials, separate one from the other and to never re-use them for a different purpose.
From potty-training material to cleaning material to bedding material, old newspaper is indeed a very versatile item to use when potty training puppies. Newspaper is cheap and plentiful so you don't need to spend lots of money while training your puppy the right way to do its business. When you remember all of this, you may just save some money
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