Bug / Sequence Break?
To show where I'm at in the game I can say I just named the (first?) dog you get, I just got access to the north town, I got a referral letter for mental health evaluation at said town, & I just upgraded my workshop to workshop II, after those 4 actions in that order if I interact with the pile of wood/lumber next to the workshop & I enter a dialogue with the dog post potion use, she (in normal dog form) exits the house, & I haven't checked for what has been broken.
I hope this helps.
I haven't read the comments to see if this was already mentioned, I ain't doing all that lol.