The Secret Ingredient For Potty Training Puppies

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 this from recycling the news of yesterday.

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 may grow up into a dog that does its business on any papers left on the ground, so be very careful if you choose 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. You simply need to place it on wet spots to absorb the pee, while you can actually pick up solid fecal matter with the paper while wrapping it up in the process. Just remember not to wipe away with newspaper, as you will end up 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.

Bedding material
Another thing you could use old newspaper for is as a sleeping surface for your puppy. Soft and insulating, it makes for a pretty comfortable bed for the pup. One thing you can do is cover the newspaper with an old cloth or sheet to protect the newspaper from puppy claws to create an affordable and effective place for your puppy to sleep. Replace the newspapers at least 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 decide to use old newspapers for potty training and bedding material for your puppy, be sure to separate one from the other and to never use them again for another 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 plentiful and cheap, meaning that you do not need to spend a lot of money while training your puppy to do its business the right way. If you remember all of this, you may just save yourself some money