“My boys are biologically brothers,” says Amy Stahl of her two Goldendoodles, Bailey and Beau. “They are two years apart which makes them truly siblings. They are totally different just like human siblings, but they seemed to immediately know they both came from the same place, had the same mom and dad and that we are family.” Bailey, six years old, and Beau, now four, were both adopted in Conroe and have been the happiest, fluffiest members of the Stahl family ever since.

Amy’s husband likes to choose Irish names for their pups, which is how they landed on Bailey, because he was “soft and sweet like Bailey’s Irish Creme.” Beau, on the other hand, is not Irish, but the French word for handsome. Bailey responds to “Little Man” and Beau is called “Boo” and “BooBoo.” Beau is also sometimes called “Smoochie Poochie,” since he “likes to make out with anyone who is interested, and sometimes even when people are not interested, smooches are coming.”

Bailey and Beau each have traits that make them special. Bailey likes to run up and stand between the Stahl’s legs, something he has done since the first day they met him. He stands there, wags his tail, and looks up with a happy face. Beau, as the little brother, claims that everything is his. He steals his brother's toys right out of his mouth and has to be involved in everything his brother is doing, sniffing, or rolling in. He’s also a notorious lap dog. Though they have their own traits, Beau and Bailey really do everything together, and their favorite activities are playing "bitey-face" and "flying Daddy's truck" at the ranch.

Around the neighborhood, they enjoy going on walks, but unfortunately, due to a pandemic for Bailey and broken hind legs for Beau, they weren’t able to socialize as much as they wanted. Still, they like to say hi to their friends in Lake Windcrest when they see them.

Most of the Stahl’s favorite memories of the boys are taking them out to their ranch property, where they are allowed to run free without harnesses or leashes, and love to go out with Mr. Stahl to do “ranch chores.” The ranch is their happy place, so much so that the Stahls can’t even mention the word, because the boys will know exactly what it means, immediately getting excited and ready to go. “As long as we’re all together, any adventure would be just fine,” says Amy. “The important part is for us to be together.”