u/ThrowRA_captain

Hello all! Maybe a silly question but I got my golden retriever puppy from a highly talked about breeder who was recommended through a family friend. I’ve always wanted this breed so I was pretty excited. She’s now 12-weeks according to breeder and we’ve had her since around 8 weeks. She weighs 8lbs and vet hasn’t mentioned an issue with her weight but what I’m reading online that’s not a normal female golden’s weight at 12weeks and is quite alarming. My question is, is this common sometimes, potentially a runt, or does she seem only partially golden and mixed with something else? Either way I love and enjoy her a lot!

Hello! Me (20F) and my girlfriend (20F) live alone together in a house, neighbors are somewhat near by but mostly older. Not a bad neighborhood but also not far from a neighborhood where a lot of crime occurs. We left the house for a hour and when we came home discovered decent sized handprints. Most likely a males, as we both have bigger hands for a female the prints definitely were a lot bigger. The cops came and checked out the house, backyard, and are going to patrol throughout the night. We left but made it seem like someone was still home (EX. Leaving a car in the driveway, lights on but blinds and curtains closed. My question is what safety precautions should we take? What likely was happening (break in, or something different)? And how do we feel safe enough to go back there as it’s a decent sized house and was already scary beforehand.