Probably not the cell charger, but the other cords can be fixed for less than $2.00. The basset hound pups here have chewed the fan cord twice. I just take to my son and we put a new end on.

They are just like a baby. I would rather crate than have DH having a temper tantrum.

Sorry he is so upset: but that would not have been acceptable here.

For your pups safety, invest in an xpen. You will have complete control of the environment. You can add bowls, toys, and her bed if you wish. Lola chewed through the cord to my router and burned her mouth. It happens so fast. I would hate to see her get hurt.

I know I am just repeated what everyone has already said, but : XPEN! I hate the idea of crating, too. So hubby went out and bought LARGE XPEN so that she could still have mostly roam of the living room, but only the parts we wanted her in. He has a lot of electronics and things (electrical/software engineer) that Allie and would both die if she got over here and chewed stuff up.

One morning, I was sitting in the floor with her and my laptop and she chewed most of that cable through with me sitting right there!

They are precious babies, I am just glad no one was hurt either in the electrical chewage or the projectiles.

I can relate, but fortunately not on such an expensive level!
Wrigley chewed through a lamp cord that was plugged in and an electric blanket cord that was plugged in when she was a puppy! :eek:
We were able to fix both of them pretty easily!
I'm sure your husband will calm down in time, good luck!

I think the X-Pen is the best choice for Maddy. She has always been freaked out by a crate, she thrashes and throws herself against it, and I just can't watch her do that. I am debating on if I should take her to the vet... I can just see her eating parts of those cords.

That is no problem. To repair, you go ahead and cut through if it is only partial anyway. You just scrape the plastic/rubber off about an inch or two on each side. Separate the wires and then twist them back together with the appropriate ones. If they are all just plain copper, just twist them together, one around the other for a length of maybe 1/4 - 1/2 inch. If the wire is full of lots of little copper wires, just use it like one and twist together with the bunch from the other end. Then get out the electrical tape. Wrap it extra well, ensuring all wires are at least triple coated with the tape. Then it will work. May not look as pretty, but will work just fine. (If you want the joint to be extra strong, you can use one of those little solder guns to just barely melt the wires together. This is really not necessary but we have one of those little pen like solder guns that is pretty handy.) I have done this many times myself over the years -- it really is simple as can be.

It's not that big of a deal to fix the cords but it's a good think your little angel was not hurt. For her own safety, I agree an xpen is in order. Maybe even 2 xpens put together. My Zoe was never a chewer, knock on wood and believe me, I thank my lucky stars! But it sounds like yours really likes to chew maybe when you are there, give her lots of things she can chew so that she gets it out of her system but until she can be trusted, your husband is right, she needs to be contained. But that being said, I do think he's gotta take a chill pill. :p If he breaks your couch or puts a hole in your wall throwing a flashlight, that could wind up being a much bigger expense to fix.

Whenever I am gone, I put my Samoyed in a crate. Too dangereous to leave her out. I totally understand your husbands frustration. We have had things chewed when we turned our head for a second.

Don't feel bad if you have to crate her while you are gone. She will be fine.

Well... it's for sure not the fault of Maddie and your DH getting mad at her is not very mature IMHO... :thumbdown

She doesn't know that she did something wrong and she certainly didn't do it in spite. No offense but dogs will be dogs and puppies will be puppies and they chew on everything that's reachable. Good thing she wasn't hurt! An x-pen is the best solution and she won't feel bad about that. It's going to be her safe haven and she will feel protected from her scary environment.

Totally agree:thumbup:

X-PEN all the way :thumbup: You need one to keep her safe if she is chewing.

I can understand your DH being upset. Maybe if you can try to be supportive towards him, he will get over this sooner. Then together you can work out a safe alternative for confining Maddy when you are out. :)

I'm sure glad that she's ok. That could have been a fatal accident.

If you go talk with him about a play pen, he will realize that you are sympathetic with him about what Maddie did, and he may get over his mad a little faster. I bet some of his anger is also aimed at the fact that she could have been killed, and then he may have felt to blame, as it is his equipment.

Yeah, I think it just depends on the dog too. I don't think crating is cruel at all, and a lot of dogs I know really like their crate! It's their personal space/den.

I did the crate thing for the first month that I had Jackson, but it just never stuck... and he honestly loathed going in the crate. It did help out a ton with the potty training for sure.

I probably could have worked with him better on it, but he was always a really good puppy. I bought an ex-pen and for the next month, he stayed in that in my bedroom every time I left the house. Did that for a month, then got rid of the ex-pen, he NEVER has accidents when I'm not here. He just sleeps the whole time, I'm sure. Every single time I've left him alone, we never come back to accidents, chewed things, etc. He had/has accidents when I'm here tho, go figure. :rolleyes: He's 9 months old and very trustworthy.

I totally agree with you... and I made it very clear that she didn't do it knowing she was being bad. I about lost it when he lost his temper, because it scared her so... I can't stand when people get THAT upset. Thankfully she wasn't hurt and he even said that he was so happy that everything was unplugged for a recent thunderstorm. He just was very emotional and lashed out. He has since calmed down, and they are playing just like before.

I am going to get an Xpen and DH is rewiring everything as we speak so she will be safe, whether we are home, or not.

:) Glad to hear all is calming down.

Hey girl....

I'm sure all will calm down soon, but here is another suggestion if you're place is not big enough for an x-pen as they can be quite large. We used a baby play pen with mesh sides for Snickers when he had separation anxiety. It has 3 sides of mesh and is raised about 5-6 inches off the floor, so we kept it next to a window and he was happy as can looking outside while we were not home. Now that he is cured and is potty trained we do let him has free reign over the house with bedroom and spare bathroom doors closed. He is doing great and the baby playpen was perfect! We put a blanket and his toys in there with him and he was fine.

Everything will all work out!
Smiles-
Snick & Viv

Well, guys, I know I'm an old fuddy duddy and worry wart but I think Sarah and her husband have the right idea totally about taking the equipment to a licensed electronics place.

I come from a different life experience since our house burned down in 2002 while we are at work from (what the state fire marshall's investigation finally found) an electrical malfunction in the wiring of a plug-in. I never in my life even thought about fire and now the slightest change of sound in a motor, etc. can throw me in a tizzy.

Sarah, I can't for the life of me remember where I bought this but if you're interested, I'll try to research past invoices... Before we got Taffy, I bought this cord cover thingey that is like a plastic tubing that is round like a small tube but slit so that cords can be tucked inside it. It is treated with something that is distasteful but not harmful to pets.

I bought several different kinds of pens and fences, etc. while preparing for Taffy but have found that our favorite is the taller Richell fences. They are really quite attractive, too. I purposely didn't attach ours together as directed so that I could use them in other ways. They are free standing and wonderful! They are pricey but so versatile. (I think I got them cheaper than this link but I did the fastest link search. Also, be aware that you need the tallest ones, too, if you go this route. I'm not sure which this link shows.)

Amazon.com: Richell USA 94147 Rubberwood...
I remember, too, that you guys are still newlyweds so I have a feeling this hurt more than just Maddy's feelings. Try to realize that he's probably regretting such an outburst but it came from that man and his music place. My husband is the same way about his electronics!

So far Miss Taffy hasnt eaten any electrical cords but she has managed to bite/gnaw two large keys off my laptop keyboard while it was setting on the floor by my chair. I about freaked out because she could have swallowed them! Plus, I'd never seen the nakedness underneath the caps lock and the shift! However, they did pop back on....whew!

Thinking of you...

We tried to crate Bella but she HATED it to the point she would potty in it so we would take her out. I really think something bad happened to her in a crate! We have done two things to keep her safe. First we have baby gates to keep her in the room we want her mostly kitchen while we are gone. Second she has had puppies so to keep them all safe and together we have an xpen with a whelping box my bf managed to retrofit to an odd shaped space in our bedroom. The babygates work very well if you want her to have more room than an x pen provides but the x pen is a gauranteed safe area. Good Luck!

This is what the cord thingey looks like but I bought it from a pet catalog.

Looks like this one isn't even available now.

Amazon.com: Chewsafe Cord Cover Discourages pets...
By the way, I promise I don't own stock in Amazon. It's just such an easy place to look up a photo of a product. Lots of times you can find stuff cheaper than there but it requires a longer search.

Hey you, thanks for the links... Chris is actually rewiring everything now. We have a BILLION cords... DH is huge on electronics. We have everything you could possibly think... 400 disc DVD changer, surround sound, blu-ray, tv, projector, drop down projector screen.. you get the idea.

We are rearranging our furniture now so the wires will run directly behind the TV and we needed room for our new floor lamp anyways! Makes our living room look a lot more open, actually.

Yes, we have only been married about 2.5 years so it really upset Chris that "his items he worked hard for" were messed up. Since being married we are much more well off than when we were single, but I think it just hit a nerve that makes him upset. Things have calmed down, and Maddy still just adores her dad. He has been calling her Bratty all weekend tho... lol. :rolleyes:

I am glad that everything isn't as tense as it was before! Things like this happen and they are NO fun. Sounds like everything is turning around for the good! And I am sure Maddy will fall in love with her expen! :D

Don't forget to cover the new floor lamps cord...think safety first. Happy to hear hubby and Maddy are still friends.

Lol, he has me calling her Bratty too. Hahah, he calls her brat dog too. Could be worse! :cool:

I would also have thought that the damaged wires could be repaired pretty easily. There's nothing that fancy going on there.

It's life, stuff happens, we grow and learn and go on to make other mistakes. Glad to head that Maddy is out of the dog house. And it sounds like maybe she needs some more chews. ;)

Your DH's reaction (albeit a bit too aggressive) was not without merit. You have to think of your Maddy just like you would a toddler.

You'd never dream of allowing a toddler free access to your home and the same goes for our little furkids, too.

Puppy-proof, Puppy-proof & Puppy-proof some more. These kind of incidents that you experienced are from boredom plus, a natural instinct to simply...chew.

The situation could have been far worse not to mention big $$$ had the end results of all that chewing caused a trip to the Vet for what could have been ingested.

Glad to hear that all of DH's things are being repaired and again, I'd have been upset, too...just more at myself for not realizing the risk to my pet being left unconfined.

Hugs to you & Maddy! :animal36

Most of the wires are now repaired and DH is happy. Maddy is glad she is not on punishment anymore, even tho I was enjoying her attached to my hip more than usual.

Yes, more chews!!! :)

So glad your baby is ok. I hate to say that I side with hubby on this one. Not only is there the expense and aggravation of the repairs but there is also the possibility that it could have caused 1. a fire to your home, 2. death to your yorkie. That's why crates, puppy-safe rooms, etc. are the best thing for our babies when we're out. This is not meant to be mean or anything, just really concerned for those who think that by containing their babies when they are away they are somehow hurting them. My question...would you leave a human toddler left unattended/unsupervised in your home while you're out? Just my humble opinion.:(

This isn't meant to be bitchy or anything, but it kind of cracks me up when people say "think of your dog as a toddler." Think about it, would you leave a toddler alone for a few hours locked up in a crate?

I'm not trying to be mean at all, it just makes me chuckle a little bit. :)