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No, a dog pee pad is not necessary. You can use day old newspapers or pee pads as an absorbent, or use nothing at all and simply empty the base plate every night into your toilet. If you use pee pads or newspaper, both are protected from your pet tearing them up by being beneath the grates and supported by the solid base.
