By the way when I first brought Bear home he was confined to the dining room when not tethered to me as he could not be trusted with my kids. The few times he was in there he decided to chew and ended up chewing a piece of furniture and some molding. He also managed to knock a clock and picture off the wall! Anyway, that was before I got my act together and really spent time giving him physical and mental stimulation. Once I was meeting his needs the chewing stopped immediately. I was running him during the day, he was getting mental stimulation (treat dispensing toys, games of find it and obedience training) and he had chew time whenever I put him away. I made sure I always had a frozen kong ready in case we had to go somewhere. It really did make a big difference.