One day, my wife's computer battery ran low. She plugged in her power cord, but nothing happened. Upon closer inspection, the cord had been chewed through by a dog. Because the cord would not charge the battery, her computer shut down and died.
On a good note, we had discussed getting new computers as both of our computers were a few years old. Because of this destruction, we decided to go ahead a purchase two new Mac Books (and a free iPod Touch) from the Apple Store. Now, we are Mac people and I keep finding new amazing things that I can do on the computer.
At this point, you would assume that this story had a happy ending. However, a dog soon chewed through one of the power cord extensions. Thankfully, a new mac comes with two types of power adapters.