Summer 2009 Update 

Message I received from Terri  6/19/2009:  What a wonderful dog and a blessing she is.  She has enriched our lives more than you will ever know.  She is always at my side, especially during naps and at bedtime!  I don't know what I would do without her.  She is constantly smiling and wagging her tail.  I will never be able to thank you enough for bringing her into my life.  Thank you so much! 

Her latest trick is "sharing!"  She grabs her favorite bone (or whatever bone she can find at the time) and brings it to me.  I ask her if she wants to share it with me.  She sits, lets me take it out of her mouth and pretend to chew it.  I then give it back to her and she just struts around like she is the cat's pajamas!  She spends lots of time outside and still loves the water hose. 

As you have read Mia is doing great!  I'm so pleased I was so fortunate to find the perfect forever home for Mia!  She is so loved and doing excellent there!  Lots of activities just for her too : )  And oh how she loves the water!!!  Thanks for the updates Terri!

2008 UPDATES...

Mia is doing wonderfully in Missouri with Terri!  Mia has had some wonderful adventures from swimming in the pool to take a river ride!  Terri has done wonders with Mia and she's doing great!  I'm so happy it's worked out so well for everyone!  Check her out on their most recent adventures...

 


Mia had a blast on this trip!  She even took the humans along with her pal Leo : )

Summer 2008

 
Pool time... she's not so sure of the pool part but the laying out part, she loves that, doesn't she just so adorable and comfi!

    Mia is a beautiful little girl who has great potential!  Mia came from Beyond Kennels in New Zealand.  She is so playful and loved to play with her brother who went to Hawaii on the same flight as she did from New Zealand.  Mia, who technically my girls call Princess Mia, is a puppy through and through but she is a good puppy.  Adventurous, happy and mellow for the most part.  She loves to follow me where ever I go and lay at my feet.  She enjoys playing fetch and is really good at it too - she steals what ever the toy is from Warry every time too!  She's good at tug-o-war and usually wins between the other dogs, but always lets go of the toy so I can toss it again for her to chase.  

     Mia's first show was at the International Dog show in Hutto, Texas July 1-2, 2006 and she did very well.  She took home Best in Breed for all 3 shows she was entered in, 2 Group 3's and had great critques from 3 different judges.  Mia earned her National Title at this show and is starting off her showing career with great promise.  I had hoped I could have taken her to Chicago as well, but I was limited to two dogs per the airline regulations.   She is really beginning to come into her coat so I look forward to being able to show her at upcoming shows.  For now I am working on her tear stainning as it has gotten pretty bad, until I can reduce it I fear I cannot show her.  She is maturing well and has begun to fill out in her upper body so I am most pleased.

I have placed Mia with a wonderful family in Missouri whom are giving her the extra love and attention she so desperately needed and deserved.  Mia is not a "pack" dog and wanted more one on one time.  She wanted us humans all to herself and didn't want to share us, so in her second home as she's still going to come back and forth to see us too, she's doing great.  Mia has gone to stay with Terri and her husband Lindsey in Missouri and she is doing great up there too!  Her allergies have lessened as the Texas heat and humidity and rash of allergens weren't helping her at all.  Missouri's climate seem to much more suitable for Mia.   She has a companion, Zoe, a pom that she pals around with there at home and then she has her new boyfriend, Leo.  Leo is in the same town, less than 5 minutes away and they get to have walks and play time at least 3 times a week if not more often.  Leo is from Katrina's lines of Kiraleea Japanese Spitz and is gorgeous.  We miss her dearly but know she's very loved.  My girls can't wait to see her again either!  We've had a turn of events as we tried to mate Mia and Leo and came to discover a blockage within Mia's reproductive tract that is not her hymen and will require her to be spayed.  I'm heartbroken to say the least as I was so looking forward to seeing my Mia girl again.  Instead she will remain in Missouri with Terri and Lindsey and continue to thrive as she's been doing for the past several months.  We all miss her so very much but knowing she's in a home that loves her so very much makes it a little easier.  We will continue to keep in touch and update Mia's page with her newest photos : )  We miss you Mia girl!!!  

  Lady Dinga of Beyond  January 30, 2006        Breeder: Laura Yu Wah Ka and Wendy Wen Shuyu,   Import New Zealand