I have a 7 month old Great Dane pup, he is lovely & adorable but has always been a terror for chewing! He has obviously gone through the teething fase but now i think its just bad habbits! It used to be just shoes & socks but recently i have noticed a few patches on the walls down to the brick work! I
have seen him chew the wall only once & he got a smack for it. Thing is i am seeing more & more patches on the walls & i know its him as he has a cream nose when it is supposed to be black!!!!!
Has anyone had this problem?Any ideas on how to stop him?

I would say make sure he's got plenty of toys that he can chew and he's got lots of exercise and mental stimulation.
Our Banjo has a little go at the door frame or carpet at the bottom of the stairs occasionally- usually if we're late getting up! We use an anti-chew spray to help stop this but have to remember to re-apply it regularly.

First of all, please don't smack him.

Second of all, I feel your pain. I, too, have a chewer - more specifically, a wall chewer. Our dining room (which became "The dog room" when the dogs arrived) looked like the scene of a particularly violent shoot-out at one point - little horror had chewed so many holes in the plaster...

Make sure the dog has plenty of things he CAN chew, and rotate them often to prevent boredom.

Fill kongs/hollow bones with food/treats. You can use the dog's normal food so he has to work for it rather than it coming in a bowl all the time. If it's wet food, fill the bone/kong and freeze it to make it last longer. Ditto dry food - wet it, mush it up and fill the bone and freeze. The freezing also soothes sore gums (they go through a second teething phase at around the age your dog is, I believe - or it could be a bit later. Anyhoo, freezing makes it last longer). A smear of peanut butter inside a bone or Kong will keep them licking blissfully for ages. Or cream cheese. Whatever you can stuff in that they like, really

I found anti-chew sprays pretty useless but what DID work was Vick Vaporub - it's thick enough so that it doesn't evaporate or wear off too quickly and they HATE the smell/taste.

Does the dog get enough exercise - physical AND mental?

Wow... you SMACK your dog????

Some people shouldn't be allowed to own animals.

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mY MATE HAD THE SAME THING WITH HER ROTTIE HE LIKED TO CHEW HER PLASTER ON THE WALLS AND MADE QUITE A LARGE PATCH. SHE AEDDED MORE TOYS STUFFED KONGS TO TO KEEP HIM BUSY. SHE ALSO GOT SOME ANTI CHEW SPRAY WHICH HAS SEEMED TO DO THE TRICK.

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My cousins dog chews there walls, they were told that certain plasters are salty and some dogs like it so its can be hard to stop, good luck and hope you get is sorted soon

Who the hell are u to tell me wot to do with my animals?he got a little smack on the butt for doing something wrong, i didnt beat the animal!!!!!your full of crap!!!
i asked for advice on a problem with the dog chewing the wall NOT on how to look after or treat my animals!

as to the rest of you thanks for the tips. he has plenty of toys & things to play with as he has alway been a very bad chewer!the wall thing has only started in the last week or two, i will try the vics thing though as that is one of the only things i havnt tried yet
thanks people

Dog's do NOT respond to being smacked. All they know is that they have been hurt. They don't know why.

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how do u know? ARE YOU DOG?????