Sarah (White) and Mimi (Red)
I first met Mimi in 2005 when she had Sarah. Sarah was born October 9,2005. She comes from a litter of 5- 3 boys and 2 girls. I originally wanted her sister but she was already spoken for so we got Sarah. We got to watch her interact with Mimi and her Father until the time came that we got to bring her home. On December 3, 2005 we picked up Sarah to bring her home :0) we were giddy to have another baby in the family. As we were leaving with Sarah, Mimi let out this cry that stopped me in my tracks. It was a heart wrenching cry that to this day I can still hear,that day I told Rob that if we ever got the opportunity to get Mimi I wanted her. Little did I know I would not have to wait long. In October 2007 we brought Mimi home to be reunited with her daughter. On the way home we stopped and got a bite to eat. We ordered Mimi chicken nuggets and Rob and I each got a burger. As I was trying to feed her a chicken nugget my burger got to close and she made short work of that and from that point on I called her my cheeseburglar.We were warned that she probably would not remember Sarah and would not want anything to do with her. Wow was that wrong! We brought Mimi in though the back so she would learn where to potty before she met all our other dogs. When we brought Sarah out she came around the corner so she could see Mimi and stopped dead in her tracks Mimi and Sarah just stared at each other then Sarah's tail started to wag and she ran to Mimi and they sniffed and rubbed each other and Mimi was full of kisses for Sarah. From that day on Mimi and Sarah were always together. Mimi protected her like any good mother would. To watch them interact really made my heart sing. I was sooo happy to reunite them. Mimi was a wonderful,well mannered part of our family. She was very independent and had her own routine each day which always meant spending a lot of time outside (unless it was raining). Mimi had a cute wiggle when she walked and a true hound bark. Thank goodness she didn't bark much. In August of 2012 we noticed Mimi was not her self and after months of tests and trips to the vet it was determined that she had gone blind from what they thought was a stroke. She deteriorated fast and we didn't think she would make it to Halloween. Then we found some medication that seemed to help her and she started figuring paths from the back yard and back up the stairs to her bed. She also found a route from her bed to the kitchen and her spunky spirit started coming back. After the stroke I had to carry her outside and to bed and different places but she learned to give a cry and I would come carry her out. Many people told us to put her down and we seriously thought about it but we couldn't. As time went on she made it to Halloween then Thanksgiving and even Christmas. I am sooo grateful for that time we had with her. When I was caring for her so much I called her my snickerdoodle and she was the color of a snickerdoodle. We had our special bonding time. In January our Sharpie who's health had been deteriorating started to really go down hill. With Sasha going down hill Mimi started having alot of seizures which meant alot of good days mixed with some real bad ones. Again we thought of putting her down but just couldn't. On February 26th Sasha Died and Mimi started doing even worse. On the morning of March 4th Mimi took her last breath and passed away. My first words were thank the lord she no longer has to suffer. Shortly after that reality set in and with it came and enormous amount of sorrow. I felt like I had just lost my child. Yes, Mimi was a dog but to Rob and I our dogs are the closest thing we have to kids. I had panic attacks and horrid sorrow for a few days until I was overcome with gratitude that I still had Sarah, so I still have a part of a piece of Mimi. I love Mimi so much and miss her dearly but I am sooo greatful to have her Sarah, to Love.
