I was in your boat when I first got Stewie. He would try to bite my boyfriend's and my face. I would cry and cry and ignore him. I had used Bitter Apple and it definitely worked. I sprayed his paws with it too, because he chewed them instead of his toys when he would get bored. The first few weeks were a whirlwind and I honestly cannot even remember what Stewie was like when he was destructive and "mean".
Someone on here put their baby up on a counter top when they were bad and left them up there for 5 minutes or so (I believe) I know that tactic worked for them. If I caught Stewie in the act, I would crate him in a small plastic crate. I ONLY used the crate to punish him -- he is not crate trained. I dont' recommend using that method with a crate if you plan to use it to keep her in when you're not home.
The less freedom she has the better. What do you do when you catch her chewing on cords/cabinets, etc?
Try hot sauce maybe ?? or that stuff you put on your nails if you're a nail biter. It's a non-toxic polish.
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