On a serious note Barney did have a short relationship with a pink stuffed dog when he was about 10 months old. He never "fully consumated" his relationship. he would climb onto the dog, wimper then get off and look at it sadly.
I eventually rehomed the pink dog for its own well-being and Barney has either never got over the loss of his first love or has moved on from that to an obsession with eating.
awwwwww barney
(sorry debrand....)
helen, your dogs in full adolescence and doing as dogs do - perfectly normal in dog world....and as colin says it should pass
if there is one particular toy that he fancies, than you may have to rehome it to the top of a wardrobe somewhere
remember slobber can make toys 'crispy' as well as *cough* the other bodiy fluids listed here, so it may not be as bad as it seems...
sarahp, remind me not to come for dinner
thats one floor show i can live without