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About Esme (Ritzy)
Status: Adopted! Adoption Fee: $200 Species: Dog General Color: Black with White Current Size: 18 Pounds Potential Size: 18 Pounds Current Age: 16 Years (best estimate)

Esme is a Miki- she was originally purchased from a Miki breeder for an obscene amount of money. Her only disappointment is that she is more that twice the size the breed is supposed to be. That sure doesn't bother us! She is a doll!

Make sure to check out Esme's video below!

Miki is a relatively new dog breed started in the 1980s by people, including a woman named Micki Mackin, living in Wisconsin and its suburbs. Micki Mackin used different breeds to produce Miki. These included: Papillon, Japanese Chin, Maltese, Shih Tzu, and Papillon/Yorkshire Terrier. However, her incomplete records do not give a precise idea of the degree of mix among these breeds. Generally regarded as a `toy dog', Miki is characterized by long silky, non-shedding hair, and a friendly and graceful look.

Physical Features

Being a `toy dog', Miki is a small dog with a height of 10 to 11 inches and a weight of nearly 5 kg. Its small, apple-domed head bears a characteristic stop. However, internationally registered Mikis have rounded heads that lack the apple dome. Eyes and nose are large and mostly dark, though blue, brown, or ruby are also acceptable with coats of the same colors. Mikis may carry their feathered ears erect or cropped but, on the whole, their ears are quite mobile. The body is a bit longer than the body with a straight and level backline. The thin, hare-like feet must be shaved. Mikis have two types of coats: smooth coat and long coat. The litter size of Miki is small and usually consists of 1 to 4 Miki puppies.

This dog is part of a group of young 'breeding stock' that we rescued from a petstore breeding program. They are young, healthy and highly adoptable. They all came to us in need fo bathing, grooming, worming, dental work and sterilization. We provdie that, plus lots of TLC to teach them the benefits of human conpanionship.

All of the primary photos are taken in intake- prior to getting cleaned up!

Ritzy Rescue and Posh Puppy are programs created by CVRR to feature Purebred and Designer dogs. Many of our purebreds are rescued from local puppy mills; some are surrendered by owners who can no longer care for them. Designer dogs (blended breeds of highly desirable breeds) are sometimes found in local kill shelters, surrendered to us by backyard breeders and occasionally just dumped off near our foster homes.

All of our Ritzy and Posh dogs are in need of loving, nurturing homes. Many of them come to us with a serious lack of socialization, malnourished, unvaccinated and desperately in need of grooming and dental care. We place them in foster homes, attend to their physical and emotional needs and begin the process of finding suitable forever homes.

If you are interested in providing a loving home for a Ritzy Rescue or Posh Puppy you must complete an online application at www.cvrr.us

We are only able to respond to interested parties who have completed applications online. Thank you.

Many of our dogs can be seen at Petsmart in Visalia on Saturdays between 10 and 3.