Dear ol’ Sampson, our resident doberman, spent his 12th birthday lapping at the last bit of peanut butter in a jar, gobbling down hot dogs, terrorizing a furry toy that squeaks, and taking a dip in the Platte River – all the while surrounded by his favorite Denver human friends. 12 dog years is equal to 72 in human years according to the figurings of DogYears.com or 61 according to this online conversion chart, not the initial 7X equation I had originally been taught. Regardless, for a dog in his 60s (or 70s) he still knows how to throw a party.
