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Dog Chewing on AC Cord

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I have a 4 month JRT mix that chews AC cords even though she has chew toys,toys and rawhide to chew on. Does anyone have and easy way to stop this before she gets electracuted. She has already chewed on a cord that blew 5A fuse. Thanks, Ron

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I have a 4 month JRT mix that chews AC cords even though she has chew toys,toys and rawhide to chew on. Does anyone have and easy way to stop this before she gets electracuted. She has already chewed on a cord that blew 5A fuse. Thanks, Ron

Most all 4 month old puppies will chew AC cords….and furniture and uphostery and shoes and ….. the list goes on!  Chewing is one of the things that puppies do best. That is why you should restrict them to one "puppy proofed" room that is free from all of the above (unless you are watching him like a hawk).   I use the kitchen and unplug everything, remove all rugs, upholstered furniture and everything off of the floor.  Leave out her chew toys.  Many puppies don’t outgrow this need to chew everything in sight until they are at least 1 year old.   If you don’t have a room that you can puppy proof then you can leave the puppy in a crate, but never for more than 4 hours maximum at a time. -Susan

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I have a 4 month JRT mix that chews AC cords even though she has chew toys,toys and rawhide to chew on. Does anyone have and easy way to stop this before she gets electracuted. She has already chewed on a cord that blew 5A fuse.

Simple solution- put Tabasco on the cord.         -David -David Garrett – Newport, TN    -remove the ANIMAL SOUNDS to e-mail me!       -http://www.planetc.com/users/garrett Posters of HTML, VCF’s or other such stuff cheerfully & immediately killfiled for 1 year!

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My dog likes Tabasco.  And Dave’s Insanity Sauce.  You can get things at the drug store that stick on your wall high up and can loop your cords through.  That will get them out of your puppy’s reach, for now.  Or you can try encasing them in a small diameter PVC pipe (had to do that for the AC unit outside).  Make sure you don’t leave a gap though that your puppy can get to the cords and pull them out the gap and chew them. We found that the best thing to do was watch her like a hawk and squirt her with water if she started to chew on stuff.  Then give her a toy and praise her for chewing on that.  Worked pretty good.  Give your puppy ice cubes too, she’s teething and like babies, the ice will soothe the pain. Good luck! Tammy & Loki the Chew Monster – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have a 4 month JRT mix that chews AC cords even though she has chew toys,toys and rawhide to chew on. Does anyone have and easy way to stop this before she gets electracuted. She has already chewed on a cord that blew 5A fuse. Simple solution- put Tabasco on the cord. -David -David Garrett – Newport, TN   -remove the ANIMAL SOUNDS to e-mail me!      -http://www.planetc.com/users/garrett Posters of HTML, VCF’s or other such stuff cheerfully & immediately

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you may find that a product like Bitter Apple, Sour Grapes, Bitter Orange or the like (available most pet supply stores and some vets) will resolve this problem – spray the cords and most dogs will cease chewing them it helps A LOT if you have enticing chew toys that are safe Chew Hooves, HUGE smoked bones (bigger than the pup!), fleece toys, a kong filled with goodies etc – why chew a yucky tasting cord when you have yummy stuff available? if your dog likes ’snakes’ try braiding some polar fleece (from fabric store by the yard a 1/4 to 1/3 yard makes lots of toys) into a long stretchy one with knots at each end Nancy – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have a 4 month JRT mix that chews AC cords even though she has chew toys,toys and rawhide to chew on. Does anyone have and easy way to stop this before she gets electracuted. She has already chewed on a cord that blew 5A fuse. Thanks, Ron

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Pups will chew anything that catches their attention. You have to keep her away from the cords. At Home Depot we found some stuff called "raceway" that fits around alectrical cords and makes it less "unsightly." We use white raceway to mask electrical cords hanging down from the light over our paintings on the wall, but they come in brass as well. I would think you could put raceway around the cords you have and the pup would not find the cords as interesting. Raceway is fairly inexpensive. Your Home Depot may call this stuff something different, but if you explain that it is used to hide electrical cords in your home, I am sure they can direct you to it. Good luck!   Kappy in kansas city

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Hi Ron,  It doesn’t look like anyone’s answered you yet so….. here’s my best shot. You might wanna pick up a bottle of bitter apple spray at your local pet store. It’s a spray, usually in a pump bottle, that you can spray onto the cord, furniture, or anything else that the pup is chewing. The dog won’t enjoy the taste and it should keep him from chewing.  A trainer I once had suggested that I spray it in the dog’s mouth so he gets a taste of it first….     Better suggestion than the bitter apple: Crating your dog. Putting the pup in a crate while you’re out  or when you can’t supervise him ensures his safety best of all! Good luck! Vicki C. I have a 4 month JRT mix that chews AC cords even though she has chew toys,toys and rawhide to chew on. Does anyone have and easy way to stop this before she gets electracuted. She has already chewed on a cord that blew 5A fuse. Thanks, Ron

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