If you use pee pads for a puppy or small dog (especially when the weather is bad or it’s nighttime), this video is my real-life comparison of traditional white paper pads versus carbon pads. I’ve had dogs since 1980 (my Italian Greyhounds are the reason I’ve relied on disposable pads for years), and I’ve always used the Honey Care white pads—until I noticed a big drawback: many dogs pee once on a white pad and then don’t want to step on it again. They still “use” it, but they act like, “Why won’t you change it?” So I finally tried the Honey Care carbon training pads—even though my first reaction was, “Black? Gray? I don’t like these.” After testing them, I changed my mind completely. The urine absorbs down into the carbon so the surface feels cleaner and drier to the dog, which means they’ll reuse the same pad again and again. My biggest takeaway: I’m using about a third of the pads I used to, because one carbon pad can last much longer when your dog isn’t avoiding it after the first pee. I also share my practical routine for flipping/rotating pads to stretch them even further, plus where to find the exact pads in my Amazon store.