cables!

[Nicky Vangalis]

Hi all,
Once again Ollie is up to his usual tricks and this one is a worrying worrying one.  About a month ago we bought a radio for the kitchen. Next morning came downstairs and little ratbag had chewed the cable to bits - it was on our worktop so how he got up there I can only guess!  Then last week we went to move our tumble dryer which was unplugged with the cable tucked behind it, and he had chewed that too!  This morning was the worst one, came downstairs to find the fridge freezer switched off and the cable chewed with the plug still in. Thank god the earth worked and it didn't electrocute him. Again the cable was tucked behind the fridge but obviously he's got a good reach.
As you can see this is a major concern for me, I have no idea how to train this out of him. He has all the toys and hide strips in the world at night when he goes to sleep, we don't want to kick him out in the garden all night as that will not resolve the problem come the winter, and we don't let him have the roam of the house because he wakes us up! We live in a two up two down house so the kitchen is the only area we can shut him away for the evening as the living room is open plan to upstairs.
If anyone's got any advice I'd be most grateful - he gets all the walks/runs and interaction during the day but the moment he's on his own he seems to be developing this rather dangerous habit which I want to curb right now before he hurts himself :-(

[Sue and Cash]

Not sure if you can see this clearly with the picture I will attach but before we ever brought home Cash (and Dublin) I had thought about the computer wires first. I opened up large cardboard boxes and literaly duct taped them together in ways to block off the wires totally. Looks horrid with company but its better than the expensive replacement of electronics and the possible electricution of the dog. After several months they forget about it and lose interest in them. I would also suggest a product called "bitter lime" not "bitter apple" which dries quickly and was really invented for the dogs after surgery to leave the stitches alone. Bitter Lime will stay greasy and is perfect for electric cords, wooden door frames, window frames and table legs. I ordered some online and never needed it but had it handy in case I had a chewer. The puppy Gods were kind to us and I didn't have a chewer expect for his bones and toys. See if anywhere in the UK online sells bitter lime. Might do the job.