This is Mikiah, another beautiful girl from Naitok Kennels in Bakersfield, California. Thank you so much, Virginia, for this gorgeous puppy. Her mommie is Misha and her daddy is Kiah. Mikiah has been DNA tested as FVII normal and she does carry the red color gene.

You may notice that Mikiah has a small bend at the tip of her tail in the pictures after 3/22/08. Her tail was x-rayed in April 2008 and it was confirmed by my vet and I personnally viewed the x-ray which revealied there is a break in the middle of one tiny bone at the end of her tail. It does not cause her any pain, thus it made no sense to rebreak it and try to set it in a more normal position. I have also heard of others trying to set a break at the end of the tail which was unsuccessful. That part of the body just moves too much, especially for Mikiah who wags her whole butt. Thus, she will keep the little bend at the end of her tail.

I took her to her first show on April 19-20, 2008 at only 3 months old. Before arriving at the show, she had never been introduced to a leash. All three judges loved her. By the second day, Mikiah won Best Puppy in Multi-Breed Show. How cool is that!?!

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