Macbook pro late 07 not charging

It was suggested to start a new thread so here goes.
I have a Macbook pro late 07 that is running 10.5.8. When I take it off of the charger at any time whether the charger's light is green or amber and then reattach it to activate the charger again it will not light up. The Mac doesn't say it is using the charger and it is using the battery power only. I have to turn the machine off, unhook the battery, reattach the battery and turn the machine back on. After this it will accept the charger and will begin working off of the charger like usual.
This happened after my dog ran over the power cord and simply disconnected it from the Mac (like it was designed for). When he did this the ground broke off of the power cord so I bought a completely new charger from Apple.
I have tried an SMC reset that was suggested from the previous thread and it did not work.
Any ideas?
thanks
matt
Model Information:
Serial Number: SMP-ASMB012-391f-xxxx
Manufacturer: SMP
Device name: ASMB012
Pack Lot Code: 0002
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 0110
Hardware Revision: 0500
Cell Revision: 0200
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 4087
Fully charged: No
Charging: No
Full charge capacity (mAh): 4339
Health Information:
Cycle count: 552
Condition: Fair
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): -1334
Voltage (mV): 11873
here is a link to the other thread

forgot the link to the other thread
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2439061&tstart=0

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