Sleepy Mia

A much needed nap after a long hike in the woods and a belly rub.

Mia and Millie Go To the Forest Preserve

For our second weekly outing with Mia and Millie we decided we needed to commune with nature and get some exercise, we chose the nearest forest preserve and headed out prepared with sweaters, gloves, treats and hot chocolate. First Mia and her sister Millie posed in their new sweaters perfect for a fall afternoon in the woods. Being very good models they made sure to pose in front of very pretty scenery in the sunlinght. Then everyone enjoyed a very long hike along the trails. Mia wanted to smell everything and had a blast, she is very attentive and knew whenever there was a person or an animal nearby - but her favorite part was the horse manure she found. Millie was in the lead for the entire walk, "let's keep going people!" and was very helpful in finding the car.

It was another very good day.

Model Mia

Learning how to model.

Smiling Dogs

Taking a moment to be happy.

Mondays with Mia

Week One. Since Erica passed Millie has been hanging with her Auntie Kira and Mia has been boarding at K9 University. We wanted to be able to spend some time with Mia and allow her to spend some time with her sister Millie. Three of us, all friends of Erica, have Mondays off so we decided to plan an outing. It was a beautiful day so we decided to pick up the girls and head to the lake at 31st street - lots of parking and not as much commotion as the northside.

Mia and Aga and I got there first and hung out waiting for Millie and Sharyn. Several kids were playing along the lakefront and were very interested in Mia, she was relaxed and curious and very well-behaved.

Sharyn brought Millie and they had a happy reunion. Sharyn thought to bring long leashes and we headed off walking the lakefront in the sun. The girls had a glorious time smelling and rolling in the goose poop. We had a good time trying to keep them from becoming a tangled mess.

Several times Mia would look back at us and stop and we realized that she wanted to stop and have some loving. So we braved the goose poop infested grass and just relaxed. Well, we relaxed. Mia's sister Millie is a "lets get this walk done" kind of girl so we soon headed back to the cars.

Next stop was for ice cream at Scoops in Bridgeport. Everyone had a cone, including Mia who swallowed hers almost whole, and since Millie only wanted a few licks Mia finished hers off as well. Passersby enjoyed watching the girls enjoy their cones. Both were well behaved with people passing by, even a whole class of very young children in uniform with their teachers.
Two pitties licking ice cream cones - a good image for them to take home with them I think.

Last stop we dropped off Mia at her digs at K9 University with a care package of Dingo bones, a new bed and some new food. We kissed her good bye and told her we would see her next week. It was a good day.

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Mia - Adventure 1

Every Monday a few friends of Mia take her out for an adventure - these adventures always include a reunion with her sister Millie who now lives with her Auntie Kira, as well as good food and fun.

Week one included a walk along the lake at 31st Street and an ice cream cone in Bridgeport.