Our year old Dutch Shepherd mix takes soft toys and grinds them between his molars even though he has bones available. Is this normal?

Hey Cindy,

We adopted a Dutch shepherd/mix back in July. He's a little over a year old now, and as more of a medium dog, I'm guessing he's mostly done growing. I'm planning to train him as a running partner in the spring, and at this point, he's doing very well with basic commands and leash manners. The problem I'm running into is that he likes taking the thin parts of his soft toys and grinding them between his molars. Our German shepherd did this with rope toys when we first got her (she was another adoption and was about 1.5 years old), but she grew out of it very quickly. He does it when he's bored, and I'm not sure what to do. He chews his bones throughout the day no problem, and we've started keeping the soft toys put up unless supervised. But today, he discovered the tag for the bathroom rug and started chewing that with a bone less than 2 feet away. Is this normal? Is this something he'll grow out of? Is it something I should worry about? Thanks a bunch for any help!

That's great to hear! Thanks for the feedback