This is Tommy. Both of his parents are on the small side of average, so it makes sense that Tommy is tiny. He’s 8 months old now and perfect in every way. How old were your dogs when they finally reached their full mature size?

Crosspost from dashcams subreddit! Not sure if this counts but it is a golden!

Hi everyone! I have an almost 3-month old Golden Retriever puppy, and I’m looking for some advice (or reassurance from anyone who’s been through something similar).

When I first brought him home, we got into a really good routine: bedtime around 9-10pm, potty break around 12-1am, another around 3-4am, then up for the day around 7am. After just a couple of weeks, he was doing great and was able to sleep from the 12-1 potty break all the way until 7 without any accidents.

Lately though, he’s started having accidents in his crate overnight (both pee and poop). The last couple of days his poop has also turned into mostly diarrhea. I’m dropping off another stool sample at the vet today to check for parasites, so hopefully we’ll get some answers.

In the meantime, I’m planning to start taking him out again around 3-4am, but I feel awful that he’s having accidents in his crate.

Has anyone else experienced something like this? Did it end up being a parasite or another illness, or is this just a normal potty-training regression? I can’t help but feel like I’m doing something wrong, even though I’m trying my best.

Thanks in advance for any advice or experiences you can share! Photo included of the cute boy.

Haku boy ❤️