Pee pads for dogs

Pee pads or wee wee pads are mats meant to absorb and keep a dog’s urine and feces off the floor. The doggy pad may be square, circular, or of any other regular shape to fit in cages and provide clear boundaries that will help a dog determine where to relieve itself and where to avoid.

How do puppy pee pads work?

Doggy pads have several layers of absorbent materials and fabrics sewn together around the edges. The top fabric is usually meshed to allow urine to flow through and to make it beautiful, it may come with colorful patterns, such as, paws. The middle layer which is the actual absorbent material is made up of a soft mattress-like material. Its thickness is between a half and a tenth of an inch and once a liquid hit the surface, it is quickly distributed to other areas. To prevent the puppy pad from leaking urine, the bottom layer is made from a waterproof material.

Sometimes manufacturers may add synthetic pheromones spiked with urea or ammonia. This attracts and reminds a dog of its relieving spot. Besides that, the color of the pad may be designed to imitate the natural environment used by dogs as bathrooms. An example is the grass pee pad for dogs. Normally, pet store owners and homeowners will buy these kinds of mats to train the dog where to relieve itself. Visit Alibaba.com to find different types of training pads.

Single-use or washable dog pee pads; which one is good for you?

Single-use indoor dog potty pads are used only once before being disposed of. They are thin and easily tear off but well-suited during traveling or when going to work with a dog. On the other hand, washable dog pee pads are used again and again. Some manufacturers claim you can rewash and reuse them more than 100 times.