Now, I was worried about getting a dog. I had a 5 and a 3 year old at the time and my plate was already pretty full, but the neighbors dog was precious so I thought what could it hurt to call. We knew we wanted to name the dog Meea after the first letter in all of our first names. The lady on the phone confirmed that she was going to keep one of the dogs and yes the other one was indeed for sale. She said I named the one I am going to keep Mia, but you are welcome to select which one you like better, so off we went.
The four of us drove out to Maryville, TN and went in to a modest home that was very muddy....on the inside. The breeder brought out her Mia and had my 5 and 3 year old sit in the floor to hold the dog. This drove my husband insane because you seriously can't imagine how dirty this house was.
My 5 year old son was going to hold her first. She was squirming and jumping and generally freaking out. My 3 year old daughter was sitting still beside him waiting for her turn meanwhile a tiny little puppy quietly came from nowhere and curled up in my daughters lap and put her head on my 3 year old's knee. "Mia" was still in freak out mode and my son couldn't even get a good look at the dog, meanwhile I had found Meea sitting in my daughter's lap.
I asked Can we have that dog? She said oh absolutely you can take which ever one you want. My husband said We are going to sleep on it and we will let you know tomorrow. We left.
Once home we discussed it and my husband said "I will leave it up to you." Typically in our marriage speak that means No. We are not doing this right now. Let the kids down easily. It was always an unspoken thing but I understood that if he said I will leave it up to you that meant...No. Well. He left for work and I left for the breeder to pick up the 3 pound bundle of joy! He got home that night and saw the dog and said But...I said I would leave it up to you, and I said Yes, and I think it's a good idea. My sweet husband said Well, then I guess we have a dog!
Meea was a very dark color almost black. The first time I took her to the groomer I thought that they had given me the wrong dog because under that black puppy coat was a brindle dog.
We had a few years of living next door to Meea's sisters. They would play together in the fenced in yard. The runt that the neighbors had gotten that was Meea's litter mate was black and stayed black even after grooming , Meea and Emma, the original dog that started all this were of course brindle and Meea and Emma both had the same sweet personality.
Oh and what a dog she is. She doesn't bark much. She doesn't shed. She loves us all fiercely. When you ask her a question she will answer with a sneezy noise. She has favorite toys football foxy, fish and blue. We put a recording of a squeaky toy hidden under things and she freaks out to find it! She is sick right now. She has a growth on her liver. She is not doing well. I wanted to write an entry about her because for 12 years she has been such an important part of our family. The vet says there is no getting better from this there is only keeping her comfortable. I hope the vet is wrong. We are currently feeding her baby food with a syringe and carrying her most everywhere.
Dogs become such a cherished member of the family. Meea has been so important to ours.
Go out...Be kind.
