Effective period / Period of releases: 1987 - 1988

Members: Greg Foot, Carmela Thompson, Tom Pitts (2), Joe Pethoud

Short Dogs Grow was an American alternative rock group, based in San Francisco, CA.

"Short Dogs Grow were all bike messengers, part of a big bike messenger music scene in S.F. during the mid-eighties. They had style, stickers, enthusiasm, motorcycles, weird lyrics, cool tattoos, jumped around a lot, and told stories onstage. Almost the perfect band. They left to tour the U.S. on just a demo tape, which was unheard of at the time." -Aaron Cometbus