I have a mutt that I adopted from the local shelter
he was a skinny 40 pound lab/rot/? mix - I was told he was 1 1/2 years old. So I took him home, he has such a handsome face. Within the first year, this 1 1/2 year old dog put on ov er 100 pounds. So I doubt he was 1 1/2 years old at the time of his adoption. He was a GREAT champion for my mom. This was back in 2004. My "baby" finally stopped growing at 170 pounds. He's a BIG ball of fur!!! His size scares people, but his is just a great big teddy bear!! LOL
PS My picture of him is when I had him for 6 months and saw the growth, so I took him for training.