I tell you what, if I knew how to stop that, I'd be a genius.
He mostly only does that when I'm on the phone.
My dog had a stuffed bunny. I called it his "Honey Bunny". When company would come over, he would run to his toy box, drag his "Honey Bunny" out to the middle of the living room floor, and go to town. It was funny until he did it when the local pastor stopped by for a visit. LOL!