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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 puppy's potty grill to catch the urine and/or dog droppings. After it has done that, place the soiled stuff in garbage can at the end of the day. Another thing, you could place the newspapers on the floor in a pinch if you have to, but try to not use this method of potty training your for long. It's possible that a puppy could grow up to be a dog that will do its business on any kind of papers left on the floor, so you must be very careful if you choose to potty train a puppy using 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. Please remember that you should not wipe away with the newspaper because you will end up spreading the mess all over the floor. Use newpaper to absorb moisture and pick up dog droppings, and you won't run into 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. 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, 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 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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