In loving memory of Miya Beth born November 6, 2006.

AKA: HRH Mimi, Queen of Mimiland 

I rehomed Miya January 31, 2017 at the age of 10. She was malnourished and had spent a lot of time in a crate. I learned from her history she had broken her back leg when she was a year old that wasn’t treated right away, she had surgery to place a band and pin in it.

She acted like she’d always been with me. There was no adjustment period. But she was vomiting a lot and had diarrhea. A couple days later at her first Vet visit I learned why…. she was in kidney failure. Having it myself, I knew what to do. She thrived under my care. Her coat was thick and beautiful where it had been dull and sparse.

The least noise would cause her to jump and run like she’d heard a gunshot. A sudden move and she acted like you were going to hit her. 

Her favorite toy was me, she didn’t know how to play with dog toys

Her favorite thing to do was playing “Monster and Boop”. I would talk in a monster voice and tell her I was going to get her. She would run or sometimes come at me like she was the monster. Then I would talk in a sweet voice and tell her I was going to Boop (touch) her nose. She would go from acting like a monster to being sweet in a couple seconds and back again. So cute! 

I was determined to give her a happy life.

I would alter baby clothes to make her outfits. 

Miya couldn’t get close enough to you. She would squeeze in between your back/side and the back or side of the couch. She loved men. 

Despite being scared of noise, she loved walking under the coffee table over and over and clanking her harness against it. 

She loved laying in her dog beds and had 5 of them. That wasn’t enough… she would make beds out of anything…. a 31 tote bag, towels she would pull out of the shelf in the bathroom or even a plastic grocery bag. She loved going for car rides and to visit our groomer Melinda Sowards (Precious Pet Salon) every 4-6 weeks. 

Bedtime was her favorite time. She loved sleeping with me. I had to hurry and get the space I wanted because she would lay tight against me. If I rolled onto my side, she would adjust to get right back against me. She would refuse to move over so I would be left on the very edge of the bed. 

I nicknamed her Mimi and joked about her being the Queen of Mimiland. I would post stories and pictures on Facebook about HRH (Her Royal Hiney). I thought about making her a YouTube channel, I know she would have had a lot of followers. 

Monday July 15th, Miya woke up in bad shape walking sideways and falling over. Her kidney failure worsened and her body was full of toxins. 

Mommy misses her. The house is so empty without her. I have cried so many tears. On Wednesday I was driving home from work and there was the most vivid rainbow in the sky. A beautiful reminder that Mimi had crossed that bridge. 

Rest well Queen of Mimiland.