I too, have a VERY destructive little boy.  His name is 'Bones' and he is half Pitbull and half German Shepherd and ALL Baby! I rescued him when he was just 5 wks old (he was starved and vet was worried about him making it). Well, he made it, I FED him, and he has NEVER stopped eating. He eats EVERYTHING!!! This dog has destroyed shoes, boots, socks, tee-shirts, pillows, books, plastic bowls. He will 'counter-surf', just looking for something to chew on. He even got into my scrapbook stuff and chewed the handle off of 3 pair of scissors! He was the first dog I ever crated and he ate the plastic tray in the bottom of his crate! My husband has prescription insoles in his shoes, the last pair cost us $332.00 and Bones ATE THEM! The other day, I left the door to the fridge open just while I was pouring a glass of milk, and quick as a wink he ran up, grabbed a cucumber on the shelf and ran behind the couch with it. I put a big, HEAVY full size quilt in the bottom of his crate (there is no tray anymore and you could feel the wires) and when I got home from work, he had changed that big quilt into 7 small ones! 

I am thinking of changing his name to 'Mr. Chewey'. It would fit him perfect! But, I really don't care what he tears up, he is the worlds most loving dog, and I can't imagine my life without him. I don't mind going bare-foot!