We recently asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to show us how they and their dog have grown together over the years. Here are the results…
1. "Nova, from six weeks to eight months."
2. "2009 on the left, 2017 on the right (I’m now 20 and Luna is 9)."
3. "Big boi."
4. "Me and my dog literally grew up together."
5. "From a little pupper to a big floof."
6. "Hank was six pounds when we first got him. Nine years later his paws are bigger than my hands and he takes up half the kitchen floor."
7. "My hubby and our pup Syn, from 8 weeks old in January 2015 to 3 years old in November 2017."
8. "I have her paw print tattooed on me, so we’re together forever."
9. "When your one year later photo isn’t quite so graceful."
10. "This is Riko!"
11. "This is our wonderful girl, Holliday (Holli)."
12. "Day one, year one, and year two."
13. "My dog got bigger… I got smaller. Curtains stayed spotty."
14. "My best friend Sam and me on my 16th birthday and then us again on HIS 16th birthday ten years later."
15. "My baby boy, Bear. On February 6th we celebrated our two year adoptiversary."
16. "My Fox Red English Lab at eight months old and then at a year and a half!"
17. "Zeus ♥️"
18. "Me and Demi."
19. "My boy doesn’t look as excited to celebrate his 'got ya' day, I promise he is! ♥️"
20. Massive.
21. "Lola, the Havanese, at six weeks and again at four years."
22. "Six months to a year."
23. "15 years of friendship with Madison."
24. "From four months old when we adopted him a year ago, to now."
25. "My fur baby and I just six months apart."
26. "Jasper the Yorkie from 2 months old to 1 year old!"
27. "Autumn the Corgi from two months old to nine months old."
28. "Rolly the Catahoula leopard dog from eight weeks old to three years old."
29. "My Roxy!"
30. "1 year, 3 years, 8 years, and 10 years."
31. "Yoko at a few months and Yoko a couple of years later."
32. "This is Roxas, a pup I never expected to have, but could never imagine my life without him."
33. "My girl, Laci."
34. "We’re a hiking family. 3 months/3 miles Vs. 10 months/10 miles."
35. "This is Amos, my first dog and best friend."
36. "Bungie my Siberian Husky. He was 10 weeks old in the top left picture, 8 months old in the top right picture, and 2 years old in the bottom pictures!"
37. "My mini long haired dachshund, Jewel, and me when she was just a few month old Vs. 12 years later."
38. "This is my Great Dane, Laird!"
39. "This is my boyfriend and our pup, Nova."
40. "My baby girl Tully on New Year’s Eve 2015 and 2017."
41. "Gus the Goldendoodle."
42. "I have had Bentley for around 13 years now. We got him when I was 4, and now I’m graduating high school in June and turning 18 in November."
Note: Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.