how do you stop your dog from chewing cords?
Our dog chews up cords to everything and everything else she finds laying around… Why does she do it? and how can we stop it?
Put them into zip ties and run them above the baseboard. Extension cords should not run across the floor to be on it frays them out inside and can cause them to short out and start a fire. Use zip ties or baggie twists and shorten all cords to only as long as they need to be looping the rest close to the appliance.
Keep everything off the floor that can be kept up.
Spray the plug end (unplugged) or other things like furniture legs he chews with can antipersperant/deodorant and then perfume. The deodorant tastes bad the perfume is a scent reminder. Eventually you will be able to only use the perfume to remind him he will associate that smell with the deodorants bitter taste. I have used bitter apple, the ferret bitter spray and neither worked as well for me as deodorant. Some dogs get smart and learn to use their teeth only instead of their mouth to avoid the taste so keep an eye and make sure it is working for him.
Crate him or confine him to a safe room like the kitchen or bath when you are not there to supervise him. Watch him when you are. Dogs are a lot like kids, if they are too quiet for too long you should wonder what their up to. You can also use duct tape to cover wire but its rather tacky looking.
Give him safe toys to play with and trade him a good toy for a bad item when he gets the wrong thing telling him no (never spank or yell just a firm no). Praise him when he takes his toy and chews on it or you catch him in the floor chewing the right things. They have to learn what is ok to chew so praising when he is doing something right is important and often overlooked.
Mainly you need to view the dog as you would a baby, get on the floor and look at what the dog sees from his perspective and remove unsafe things. If you wouldnt leave it in the floor with a crawling baby, pick it up.
Never get a ferret, if you think its hard to 'safe proof' for a puppy a ferret will either die within days from ingesting something like a pencil eraser or even foam it has dug out from under the inside of your couch, or drive you batty.
You dont say how old the dog is, if its a pup he will likely outgrow most of this, they will chew on most anything during teething.
Wrap them up and keep them off the floor. There are cord protectors you can buy, or you will have to find a way to block them off completely otherwise.
A firm no helps, and when she stops, replace the wires with a toy of her own. Take up anything off the floor you don't want chewed.
If she continues to chew the wires, rub a tiny bit of hot sauce on them to deter her.
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when he is doing this………bite him on the ear like to wolfs and coyotes do to their young to teach them…….it is a dog thing
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cass i have that same problem i just brought a maltese about a month ago…that joker chewed up my cell phone cord,my husband cellphone cord, my flat iron cord, etc….he has toys and all….i have to take a class on how to teach yoour dog from chewing…so u might have to do the same thing…good luck
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Wear a Mike Vick jersey…
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keep them off the floor or use some bitter apple spray on them
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German Shepherd Owner
Many people recommend "apple bitter", saying that, I know several dogs that love the taste :))
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actually, some dogs need a lesson to be tamed, (means to let them behave)My puppy also chew our cord in our T.V, but after, we taught him a lesson, well, after a while he just stop chewing cords.But the question is, is your dog still a puppy? because puppy are still not yet very known to other things, my puppy is so very weird he chew cords and worst he eat SOIL. So animals are really forward to be tamed by us.
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As far as cords go, I GREATLY recommend a spray called Bitter Apple (available in pet stores, I dunno about Walmart). It smells a bit like antiseptic at first but the smell quickly dissipates. Spray it on the cords and after getting a mouthful of it a couple times, your pup should get the message that cords don't taste good.
As far as other things…well, first off, try and keep things picked up off the floor as much as you can. Second, make sure she has PLENTY of her own toys around that she IS allowed to chew on. Every time you catch her chewing on something she shouldn't, take it away with a firm "NO" and replace it with something she CAN chew on (one of her toys). She'll soon learn the difference. This way, you're not just telling her what NOT to do, you're telling her what to do instead.
Good luck.
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spank her little hiny
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Put them into zip ties and run them above the baseboard. Extension cords should not run across the floor to be on it frays them out inside and can cause them to short out and start a fire. Use zip ties or baggie twists and shorten all cords to only as long as they need to be looping the rest close to the appliance.
Keep everything off the floor that can be kept up.
Spray the plug end (unplugged) or other things like furniture legs he chews with can antipersperant/deodorant and then perfume. The deodorant tastes bad the perfume is a scent reminder. Eventually you will be able to only use the perfume to remind him he will associate that smell with the deodorants bitter taste. I have used bitter apple, the ferret bitter spray and neither worked as well for me as deodorant. Some dogs get smart and learn to use their teeth only instead of their mouth to avoid the taste so keep an eye and make sure it is working for him.
Crate him or confine him to a safe room like the kitchen or bath when you are not there to supervise him. Watch him when you are. Dogs are a lot like kids, if they are too quiet for too long you should wonder what their up to. You can also use duct tape to cover wire but its rather tacky looking.
Give him safe toys to play with and trade him a good toy for a bad item when he gets the wrong thing telling him no (never spank or yell just a firm no). Praise him when he takes his toy and chews on it or you catch him in the floor chewing the right things. They have to learn what is ok to chew so praising when he is doing something right is important and often overlooked.
Mainly you need to view the dog as you would a baby, get on the floor and look at what the dog sees from his perspective and remove unsafe things. If you wouldnt leave it in the floor with a crawling baby, pick it up.
Never get a ferret, if you think its hard to 'safe proof' for a puppy a ferret will either die within days from ingesting something like a pencil eraser or even foam it has dug out from under the inside of your couch, or drive you batty.
You dont say how old the dog is, if its a pup he will likely outgrow most of this, they will chew on most anything during teething.
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