Several years ago my Husband and I decided to visit the Chicagoland Pet Expo in Arlington Heights. We were not looking to add another dog to the family at that moment but were trying to do a little research. In the future we were looking into a smaller dog, we find that we really are not active enough to keep a big dog happy and healthy. It seemed smart to look for a breed that would “fit in” to our lifestyle a little better now that we are empty nesters. Another thing on my wish list was non-shed. We have never owned a small dog before and our perception was they tend to be yappy and are often 1-person dogs.  We did not want a barker or a dog that was not friendly with strangers. We had made the mistake of not socializing our German Shepard very well when she was a pup, we don’t trust her around folks she doesn’t know because she gets nervous and that tends to make her snap at people.

This seemed like an almost impossible task, and I really was not hopeful. As we were walking around we saw a table that had 12 to 15 small long haired dogs standing at the edge of the table with their tails making a nice breeze and not a leash in site… Skeptic that I am I wanted to figure out how they did that. With all the bustle and confusion of the show (not to mention other dogs) I assumed it took tons of training. Everything I was told about them fit my wish list and then some. I knew it was too good to be true but somehow I was enchanted and even months later I could not forget them. I joined the club to keep in touch and volunteered at the show the next year. I was wrong they really ARE that good.

I have never met a breed quite like this before they are almost magical, most people who own a Mi-Ki tell me they don’t want to get any other dog breed anymore. It’s Mi-Kis for life