Puppies have discovered shoes. Fortunately I only have about three pairs. Unfortunately that means I can't afford to have them eaten.
Rescued the sneakers with no real damage.
As long as they didn't snatch them off the neighbors' porches.
Find some old shoes at the thrift store and wear then a couple of times to get your scents on them, then let the puppies 'find' them. They'll be thrilled, and maybe they'll leave your good ones alone.
When Zulu was young, she ate ~one~ of every pair of shoes I had... never a pair. :~)