yup-homer is the same way.he doesn't seem to swallow much anymore but he will chew it.he likes to pull the string out of his rope toy and chew on it like it's gum for awhile-then spits it on the carpet and on to the next.whats really funny is watching him try to spit out a chewed up leaf-he usually ends up licking the driveway till most of it is gone off his tounge