My dog chewed my power cord!!
 

I am in the middle of FMQ a quilt that was made as a wedding gift (we are coming up on the one-year anniversary) and this happened. Last night while the dog lay under my computer chair, he started yelping like crazy. At first I thought maybe he got a nail snagged on the carpet and consoled him, but he was shaking a little more than you would think because of that. On further investigation, I found he had chewed the end of my Viking power cord that goes into the machine (which was still plugged into the wall and I had disconnected from the machine so you could walk and not trip over the cord) and he must have gotten shocked!! I felt bad for him of course and then I looked at the end of the cord. I think it's a total loss, but I was relieved to find a replacement at a reasonable cost, so I guess I'll be ordering that at some point today, as I can't continue on the quilt without this machine. It's the only one I have that has the darning foot for to do the FMQuilting. (sigh) Life is never boring around here with 1 dog and 2 cats! lol

Let's hope the dog learned his lesson and won't go near another cord again. Mine chose a completed quilt block as his chew toy. Bad dog is now confined to his kennel when I'm not home and labeled "Bad Dog" whenever he goes near quilting fabric. Good luck!

Glad you were able to replace your cord and that your dog is ok.

and there should be something out there that you can put on the cord covers that taste awful. that should prevent future chewing there.

You can spray apple bitters on any thing the dog chews on, they will never chew it again.
The pet stores carry it.

My best friends Springer pup chewed through my foot pedal cord. It didn't hurt the pup at all, but my sewing machine suddenly stopped. She had some electrical tape, so I taped it together and it worked fine. About 10 minutes later the pup did it again. I taped it together again and it still worked. My friend was mortified and wanted to replace my foot pedal but I wouldn't let her. Every time I sew with that machine (it's now 4 years later) I have fond memories of camping trip that we were on, and that very cute little Springer pup.

I have problems with my cats chewing of cords. Had to replace my foot for my sewing machine. I now try to remember to pick it up when I am done sewing.

Yes, usually the cord is attached to my machine, but since I was concerned about tripping over the cord and because it was plugged in a hard-to-reach area to unplug, I took the easy route and unplugged it from the machine. Hubby looked at it and said it could still be used, but I don't trust it myself, so a new one is on the way. I have definitely learned my lesson and will unplug from the wall from now on, no matter. He has not really chewed on things to be destructive per se, as he has a lot of bones, but if it is a piece of plastic that fell on the floor or tiny stones brought in on shoes, he finds it and chews. I guess the cord just looked too tempting laying beside where he was lounging at that moment. Funny, though my cats will not chew on anything.

OM goodness........Baaaaaaaad Dog! Hope he learned his lesson, but just in case, unplugging does sound like the right thing.

My cat doesn't chew on cords either, however if he isn't getting enough attention he will try to bat my pincushion around in front of me so I "have" to pick him up.

Hilarious! My GF's dog ate her bobbin casing. She took it out to clean, got a phone call, came back, no bobbin casing!

You got away cheap, mine just ate my bridge. $600 later--because the dentist felt bad for me--I have a new one. Accidentally knocked it onto the floor, could not find it, must have bounced and gone under something. He must have found it. That night I came home from work and it was laying on my pillow....in three pieces!

I'd be willing to bet you won't have that problem with him again. Once is usually enough

I was always told that dogs can't stand pepper sauce or hot peppers. My dog loved it and almost gnawed the leg off a table.

I feel for you! My cat recently chewed through the power cord for my laptop. Luckily, I was able to replace it, but it was not a fun way to spend the price of a dinner for two at our favorite restaurant. I think it must have been unplugged when she got to it because there was never any evidence of harm to the cat. I keep the new one in a closet when I'm not with it. The same cat has nipped through a phone cord for the land line next to our bed, and it was like that for an unknown period of time before we noticed because it was behind a nightstand, and we don't use that phone often. It's the one we would reach for in a nighttime emergency, however. For that one, I sewed a long sleeve to cover the new cord, and so far she has left it alone. It's no guarantee, but might slow a pet down a little, or maybe it would be more attractive to some. Bitter Break would probably be more effective with a dog, although some dogs don't seem to mind it. Good luck. I hope your pooch learned a lesson and also hope his mouth isn't burned.

Think I lucked out.. Socrates has never chewed on anything that wasn't his.. He walks around the house with his toys in his mouth.. I did babysit a dog who got into the laundry basket, and chewed on my underwear.. Ughhhh

I love the idea of a cord cover!! I don't know if I'll do it, but it's very unique and camouflaging the plastic might help. Yes, Odin definitely learned his lesson. When I walk near him with the cord in hand, he goes into hiding.

We had a puppy who would chew on dirty underwear. She would steal them from the laundry pile and we would find them under furniture or behind furniture when vacuuming. Gross, I know.

I didn't have a problem with my cats chewing on cords, but one of them was notorious for chewing on the threads of the sewing machines.

Anti perspurant in spray can works wonders for dogs chewing. Spray it go on whatever and when dog puts it in his mouth, it is like powdered alum and makes mouth VERY dry and stops the chewing. Friend who is a dog trainer turned me on to this, and as we raise dogs I can tell you it works and stops the chewing, even if you have to spray daily until they learn it is worth a can.

Next time go to home store and get pvc pipe. You can get it long enough and will be difficult to chew through.