The first tip that can help you learn how to control this problem is to
provide them with something that will entertain them. I know that for me it
meant getting a large collection of the natural style bones. I know that
with these it takes my dog a long time to chew them up and he is still
working on some of them that I purchased for him over a year ago! So when I
am going outside I will give him his bone each time and that keeps him
occupied for a long enough time for me to finish what I have to do
outside.
The second tip that can help you is that you can place them in a crate.
I know that if I am going to leave for an extended time period such as
grocery shopping I have to put my loving Mastiff inside of a crate because
if I do not I will not have any furniture left when I get home!