The Training Pads take good care of liquid. Whether the attractant in puppies works I can not judge, since we have no puppies at home. Our cats have their toilet at least not exchanged fortunately against the pad :-) We tested the pads as a base for the water fountain because our cats like to splash around. They fulfill well its purpose. Unfortunately it looks but, as would a diaper on the floor, so I will probably again wipe out the puddles and do not use the pads permanently. I can well imagine that they work fine as a changing pad on the go, as it was already written here also as well. Or for other things, which they perhaps something can mask and they are not obvious to see. The smell of the attractant is certainly very discreet and is hardly noticeable and the fluid intake is, as I said, also good.