Welcome to Dog Forum. Sounds like you have a full house!
For potty training, the sticky will outline the basics - prevention, routine, and proper cleaning.
If accidents are something new, you'll want to see a vet to rule out a medical issues such as a UTI. I saw that you said you "let them outside" to potty. You might want to start accompanying them to 1) ensure they actually go and 2) reinforce going in the right spot.
For destruction, prevention is key (again). Either crate / kennel the dog when you can't supervise or remove tempting items. When you can supervise, you can reinforce choices to play with appropriate toys. Punishment is unlikely to work as there are so many things you don't want the dogs to destroy that you'll spend your life punishing them. It's also possible that they won't fully understand why they're being punished.
You might review these threads, 4 quadrants of operant conditioning and Suppression, Modification, Shutdown, and Fallout
For resource guarding, it sounds as though it's just with other dogs?? If so, continue to feed in their kennels. If it's with people, see Resource Guarding, causes, prevention and modification
I am curious about why they are kenneled the majority of the time they are inside. And if they are kenneled so much, how do they have the opportunity to have potty accidents and destroy household items?
How much physical and mental exercise do they get? The destructive behavior could be a result of boredom. It sounds as though they have ample time outside, but just allowing them to run in the yard may not be sufficient for their needs. What do you mean by you and your wife play with them?
You might find the resources in the Training and Behavior Stickies section helpful.
For potty training, the sticky will outline the basics - prevention, routine, and proper cleaning.
For destruction, prevention is key (again). Either crate / kennel the dog when you can't supervise or remove tempting items. When you can supervise, you can reinforce choices to play with appropriate toys. Punishment is unlikely to work as there are so many things you don't want the dogs to destroy that you'll spend your life punishing them. It's also possible that they won't fully understand why they're being punished.
You might review these threads, 4 quadrants of operant conditioning and Suppression, Modification, Shutdown, and Fallout
For resource guarding, it sounds as though it's just with other dogs?? If so, continue to feed in their kennels. If it's with people, see Resource Guarding, causes, prevention and modification
I am curious about why they are kenneled the majority of the time they are inside. And if they are kenneled so much, how do they have the opportunity to have potty accidents and destroy household items?
How much physical and mental exercise do they get? The destructive behavior could be a result of boredom. It sounds as though they have ample time outside, but just allowing them to run in the yard may not be sufficient for their needs. What do you mean by you and your wife play with them?
You might find the resources in the Training and Behavior Stickies section helpful.