I'ts been awhile since I had a puppy. How do I get her to stop chewing cords?

Question

Yes, that's right...power cords. My cell phone charger, my lamp cord, computer printer cord...grandma's oxygen hose.

This puppy was abandoned in my yard 3 weeks ago, and we went ahead and kept her after no one called to claim her after a week. We know this is temporary...but...

I've done everything I can remember (hot sauce on visible cords, making noises when I see her doing it, etc), but I can't remember how I broke my Miniature Schnauzer from chewing to help this new puppy quit chewing.

I tend to think I just bought a boat load of chewies and chew toys...but that sounds too easy...haha
Help, PLEASE!!! haha

I forgot to add...right now, I'm guessing she's 10 to 12 weeks old...taking her to the vet next week to find out.

Answer 1

As soon as she bites through a "live" wire , she''ll stop!

Answer 2

I could not get my dog to stop chewing the power cords. It was just through the grace of God he wasn't electrocuted.

Then one day, while changing the 9V battery in the smoke detector, I had an ephipany! Thats a whole lot better than an idea. To make sure the new battery was good I put the terminals on my tounge. The tingle of the shock told me it was good and caused the ephipany (better than an idea).

I took an old 12V power cord (the kind with the power module you plug in the wall and the charge a corless phone with) and cut the little plug off the end. I stripped the wires and attached them to the plug of an extension cord. I tested the two bare wires on my tounge to make sure the power supply was working. It was only 3V more than the 9V battery so it should only be a little stronger tingle. Well, I can truthfully say it was a downright shocking experience. It definitly got my attention.

I ran the cord so it was in his favorite cord chewing location (coming from behind the sofa going to the end table). I put the lamp cord on the end table so he had only one cord to choose.

Late that afternoon, while my wife cooked supper, Oddball thought he sneaked between the sofa and end table. After about a minute, he let out a chilling yelp, almost knocked the lamp off the table, came from his hiding place and staggered for a few seconds. After he got his wits back, he gave me a look that said he knew I did it to him. Of course, the laughing I was doing might have given me away.

He then walked into the kitchen and ate some food. I presume to git rid of the metallic taste in his mouth, drank some water then went out back for some solitude to reflect.

Oddball never got close to another power cord.

Some will say this was cruel, but it wasn't. If I would of let him continue chewing cords, he would of been killed by the 120VAC at 20 amps. What I gave him was 12VDC at 350mA. No where near enough to kill, but it sure got his attention, and it surly was better than hitting him with a cord, as many would do.

Answer 3

I have a new puppy too and giving her her own things was the answer for me. She has a pillow to chew, toys, etc. Keep playing with her using her things and she should leave other stuff alone. Also, teething makes them chew and some of the hard rubber toys work great when put in the freezer to make her teeth feel better. My pup also LOVES ice cubes!!!! Good Luck!

Answer 4

She needs to be kept away from things that can be chewed when she is unsupervised; get a crate or baby gates & keep her in a very small area where she has no access to cords or other things besides her chew toys (this includes furniture). This will also help to housetrain her quicker. It protects your stuff, and protects her from getting hurt by something she chews, and from the anger of people when she chews up something valuable, like Jimmy Choos, furniture or a playstation.

Answer 5

My suggestion would be keep the puppy crated when you are not in the area with her and if at all possible keep the cords hidden or put her in an area where there aren't any cords that she can chew,if there are reinforce training to stop chewing. Eventually she should outgrow it? I hope this helps

Answer 6

I found when I had a young dog that the only thing that made her stop chewing on stuff she shouldn't be chewing on (walls, tables, etc) is putting a dab of tabasco sauce on it. The pup may chew once more but won't do it again after. It leaves a hot taste in their mouth and they tend to avoid things like what they originally got tabasco'ed on.

Answer 7

there's a twig referred to as bitter Apple so you might use. You spray it on inspite of you do not pick the puppy to chew and it tastes undesirable at the same time as he places his mouth on it. that is exceedingly a lot instantly rubbing alcohol even if, it really is flammable, so i'm no longer particular that is wise to spray it onto electric powered cords, particularly in the journey that they might get punctured through puppy tooth. What i got here across to paintings after we had a puppy became making particular he had lots of yummy tasting toys at the same time as he became unsupervised. Rawhides and Kong toys crammed with treats and peanut butter worked exceedingly properly. And the Kongs are exceedingly properly indestructible. I actually were given a plastic ball at Walmart that distributed treats and kibble at the same time as he rolled it round. It became hilarious to observe because one dogs would roll it and the different in simple terms noted him to %. up all the food. the single doing all the paintings in no way ought to make sure the position all the kibble went. He also ought to no longer be getting sufficient exercising. Take him out to run round as frequently as you are able to. That way he will be exhausted through the time he comes interior. drained doggies are frequently good doggies. good success!

Answer 8

Get a squirt bottle with water in it. If you catch her on a cord, give her a quick squirt or two. I did the same thing and it worked after my puppy chewed through a $100 mouse cord.

Answer 9

I'm not in favor of them, but it does work. Get a shock collar and every time she goes near the electric cord shock her, it only takes a few times. I had trouble with our puppy and its better to shock her , then for her to get a deadly shock from electricity.

Answer 10

I had this problem with my puppy.
What i did was when she was chewing on them i pulled them away from her and told her, "bad girl", and gave her something else to chew on. When i found her chewing on something else other than electrical cords, i gave her praise, and said something like, 'Good Girl' and normally gave her a treat. That way she learned that chewing on something else other than the cords was good. It took about 2 weeks, but the main thing is giving praise. And also, give something to distract her.

Hope this helps!
Good Luck with your puppy, i'm sure she'll learn eventually! =D

Answer 11

A spray bottle with plain water should do the trick. Every time you catch the puppy doing bad, just spray the water at her and tell her no. Works for all my pets.