Old newspapers are one of the staple items you need to keep in stock when potty training puppies. The stuff is absorbent enough to handle a little excrement, tough enough to prevent the solid particles from seeping to the floor, and soft enough not to damage the floor or hurt the puppy as it settles in to do its business. You get all of these benefits 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 toss out the soiled stuff in the garbage can at the end of the day. 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.
Material for cleaning
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. 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.
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. You should replace the newspapers once a month at the very least for a fresher and less smelly surface.
And one more thing about using newspaper as bedding material: make sure not to use the old newspaper for potty-training, since dogs do not like to excrete 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.
Old newspaper is indeed a very versatile item to use when potty training puppies because it can be used for cleaning material and bedding material,. It is cheap and plentiful, meaning that you do not need to spend big bucks while training your puppy to do its business right. When you remember all of this, you may just save some money
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