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My puppy eats his training pads. How to stop this dangerous habit?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Cockapoo | Male | unneutered | 2 months and 1 day old | 4 lbs

my puppy is chewing its training pads and im pretty sure he is eating what he tears of. What can I do to stop him doing this?

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Answered By Megan, DVM, CVA

Veterinarian

Published on April 12th, 2018

Bad little dog! :) This is quite common for puppies. If you think he is eating the pad especially the plastic part, then this is a concern. I would consider start crate training him instead of pad training because it could be safer for him long term. I worry if he ingests a large piece of plastic that it could get stuck in his intestinal tract. You could try to use towels in place of the pee pad if crate training isn't any option. I will attach an article about crate training. I hope this helps! https://www.petco.com/content/content-hub/home/articlePages/new-pet/Puppy-and-Dog-Crate-Training.html

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