Do new puppies usually eat soil, grass, and bugs?

[Dannie]

The breeder we got our beagle from told my Dad that Peerless Puppy Pak has everything she needs, only she has horrid breath and has eaten grass and soil since day one and she eats every crawling insect under the sun and burrows her head in the grass for the bees (they are burrowing in the grass this year in Toronto for some strange reason), but this is not normal and I'am constantly being told by family members that it is.

Please tell me whether this is normal or not!

Thanks Cane Corso!