Usually, they'll keep growing till about 2 or 3 years old. At least that's what I've noticed.

PICTURES!

I want to see that 29 x 29 mass of perfection.

Yesterday after seeing the cute haircuts that Geiser (1 day younger than Dory) and Hanna (Dory's sis) have I am taking Dory to get a nice summer cut sometime this week.

Ivan would benefit from a close shave, but we love his swirly coat! So I compromise and hose him down everyday to keep him cool. That and his rolling through the sprinklers keeps my floors nice and wet. Nice.

add a little sand and you have an indoor beach!!!

After Dory drinks from her water bowl there is always a fresh deposit of sand at the bottom from her beard.

I have the same experience! I swept up my floor yesterday and Ivan stuck his face in the pile before I could get to it! He looked up at me with a sandy face! Tan speckles on black...not so good! But nothing a towel can't fix. He's always fishing for goodies that the girls have dropped on the floor.

Speaking of beard showers... Thankfully, I am not given to prissy furniture, and I believe in durability and practicality. I have a nice couch/love seat set that is covered with a taupe microsuede. (If you're in the market for furniture, folks, and you have a BRT, I recommend dirt-colored microsuede.) Add to that fact that I'm a bit of a neatnik. Well, my couch and love seat are arranged in an L shape and my BRTs have found it quite a convenient setup. After they have a drink in the garage (or if a guest has left a toilet seat up) and if they can sneak in without me drying down their beards, they will use my furniture to tidy themselves up. The cushions are at just the right height for a BRT napkin, so they will go the length of the L one direction and then turn around and wipe down the other side. Sometimes I will walk in and the cushions are pushed up from their rubbing along side. Jeez!

I just put my couch on sliders. That way, when the dogs slam into the furniture, I don't have to worry that the dogs get hurt. Snicker. No really, my dogs rearrange my furniture And my son gets a ride!

ROFL...I never considered that my BRTs would get hurt, it's my furniture I worry about...I have considered bolting down my furniture though, and have removed almost all my "tabletop" items. 4 dogs and 1 cat and a person begins to make the craziest accomodations. Toilets seats always down (BRTs), trash cans all have lids (all dogs), no plush, stuffed or furry toys (dachshunds), bare tabletops (cat), solid flooring (everyone), I'm having to change my white floor length curtains b/c the BRTs like to tussle by the back door, feeding/watering in the garage (bbh BRTs), closet doors closed, kitty litter and cat food behind a closed door. I love my animals, but maybe I really should live in a barn.