Happy Birthday, Leeds

Today, April 30, 2009, is Leeds' 13th birthday. Today's post, therefore, is full of photos of Leeds.
　　Two shots of prim Leeds to start with.
According to Mr. Hayakawa, the author of a terrier book relied among Japanese terrier owners, 13 years old of terriers is equivalent to 68 years old of mankind, which would entitle Leeds to receive 20 thousands yen (204 US Dollars) of "Fixed Cash Handout", a part of economic stimulation package of Japanese Government, if Leeds were human. The correspondence between ages of terriers and mankind will be shown later in this post.
Well, Leeds' photos continue.
Leeds looks nicer and cuter when she looks up to something, which interests her. She shows the same delighted expression as she showed during her childhood.
　　Although it is Leeds' birthday today, Piacere can not change her habit of fawning. Leeds is experiencing tougher birthday than last year. Since Piacere has grown, Leeds seems to endure much burden.
While this picture is being taken, Piacere never stops gentle biting to the tail of Leeds.
Now then, the correspondence between terriers and mankind is shown below, based on a book, "Terriers, How to keep them, how to discipline them" published by Seitosha, edited and supervised by Mr. Hayakawa.
In the world of information technology, a "dog year" is seven times faster than human year, but the dog years are faster during the firs one or two years, and after three years old, the dog year passes 4 times faster than human year.
At this moment, Chilwell, ten and half years old, is equivalent to 58 years old of human, Pizzicato, 8 years and 3months old, is 48 and half, Pieta, five and half years, is 38, and Piacere, four months old, is equivalent to 7 years old.