Dog with chewing behavior issue?

Lisa one great bonus is that your husband is home and in order to train any animal (human children included) you have to be consistent and repetitive, that means - if your husband could make a point of spying on the dog (just during the training process) then it will help. You have to catch him in the act in order to correct the behavior and as you know, they will push your patience so don't give up! Since I rescue dogs, I've run in to a lot of these buggers and what has worked for me is the following: 1. EXERCISE the dog BEFORE "working hours". Exhaust him. Run him out in the AM for 40 minutes. It's a pain. It's time consuming but it does help and BONUS - it's great exercise for you and your hubby too. 2. Pick up some alcohol-free bitter apple spray. When the dog is chewing something that is off limits say "No Chew" while giving a squirt on his gums. Don't bother spraying items, it doesn't work. Spray the gums directly. Then pick up the item FROM HIS TOYBOX so he learns "his toys" are in "this box" and can create his own boundaries. Repeat "No chew" and replace with something appropriate from his toy box while you have his attention. It truly, truly is a matter of training of what is OK and is not ok but just like you, me and any other animal - they can and likely will be stubborn so just commit. I work with hundreds of dogs and some really push my limits but they all have come around. I implore you to eliminate the rawhide. Rawhide is very bad for the dog's digestive system. It's not healthy for his GI tract and there are much better options. First, ask your local butcher (usually in smaller grocery stores - like mom and pop or ethic ones) for an appropriate bone that your dog can't devour as broken bone bits can cause a variety of damage, including tearing the intestines. Pizzle, bully sticks, etc-they go by a variety of names - those are good choices. They are either made from (wait for it) Bull or Beef tendons. Not only do they have a better flavor than rawhide, they are 100% natural (rawhide is NOT a natural food/protein source) and they are much better for your dog. Good luck. I know it can be trying and both the breeds that make your baby are frisky personalities.