I was born in Maryland and moved to West Virginia when I was 8 weeks old. I came to live with my mommy and Sandy.

There are a few reasons that I got the name Samson. First, I am big and strong! I was the firstborn and was the biggest and the lightest. I have always been big, my feet are the size of a large dog! Now, at 11 years old, I am nearly 50 pounds of solid muscle! There is not an ounce of fat on me at all. I also had a thing for Sandy's hair! It is long, to her waist, and I used to love to come up behind her and pull it! And the name Samson means 'From the sun'....which is what I have been to them....a ray of sunshine!

When I first moved here, I hated being held. I just wanted to run and explore my new home. Sandy used to work at a convienence store and she used to take me to work so I could visit people and socialize. I loved doing that! Everybody would come up to me and want to pet me. They all said how beautiful I was!

Sandy took me everywhere with her. We used to have a great time! I have seen so many things! I have seen some really strange looking dogs...really big and ugly. Sandy said their name was 'Cow', but I was afraid of them. I have also seen a few dogs named 'possum'...man, they are ugly!

There were not too many pictures taken of me when I was a pup. It's hard to photograph a moving target...and boy did I mov! Here are 2 of my baby pictures.

This is a very tiny me! I am the lightest one there on the bottom. I have an arrow pointing to me. That's my brother Blackie laying on my head!

Here I am with my first toy. I have always loved my toys...and still do! I have had to remove the eyes (I always do), but I still have this 'dino' and I sleep with him sometimes.