That is not a tiny puppy. If the owner was surprised then the owner has had little or no previous experience with raising dogs and probably has no friends who have raised dogs..
Yes. I kept looking for the picture of the “tiny puppy”. But compared to the (semi)final result, the dog in the first picture is small. She’s only 8 mos. old, so she stil has some growing to do. Aand she looks larger because she is a long-haired GSD.