Many of us make the wonderful decision of taking a puppy home. But they grow up so fast that small and medium-sized dogs can reach 99% of their adult weight in 9 to 10 months and large dogs in 11 to 15 months. In spite of that, we love them more and more every day because their loyalty is priceless.
SmallJoys found 35 photos that show how fast puppies grow up.
1. Big or small, they stay babies to us.
2. The puppy grew up but still thinks it’s small.
3. How much difference six months can make.
4. “Look how big I’ve grown since my first Insta post!”
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5. The dog changed a lot, but this cute nose is unaltered.
6. “13 months of hard work growing into my paws.”
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7. “In the first pic he’s 10 lb and in the second he’s 71 lb! ”
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8. Small, big baby
View this post on InstagramDon't I look massive sitting next to mom ?#bear #chowchow #instadog #lovemylife
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9. Just 4 months have passed but a lot has changed.
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10. “I was just 9 lb but my dad helps me to grow.”
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11. “Here I am at around 9 weeks, 13 weeks, 5 months, and exactly 1 year!”
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12. I’m big, healthy, and fluffy!
13. 3 months, 5 months, and 10 months!
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14. “Just hug me. I’m very comfortable.”
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15. Sweet memories
16. The dog seems to be bigger and happier!
17. What did he feed that puppy?
18. “The size of Ghost is directly related to our food bill.”
19. It’s cool when they get big quickly but still act like lap dogs.
20. The dog has grown as well as the mustache.
21. Next time we’ll expect a picture of the dog carrying her!
22. The ratio of dog to boy stayed constant.
23. Find a human in the second photo.
24. Before and after some time…
25. This is only a 1 year difference:
26. Dogs change, habits stay the same.
27. “Hi, there!”
28. “And he’ll be all mine? Um, seems like a no…”
29. “What do you mean, ’You don’t fit here anymore?’ ”
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30. “I’m big enough to walk by myself, human.”
31. “Draw me like one of your French girls.”
32. A young girl and an old dog making the exact same face
33. The woman in the second pic says, “Yes, I love you too, that’s great!”
34. Puppies are amazing machines that turn kibble into more puppies!
35. Started out as a puppy, ended up as a teddy bear!