We lost Mimi last night. She would have been nineteen (!) in July and had slowed down considerably over the past six months. No pain, just a gradual fading out until she finally stopped breathing at around midnight. 

Mimi has been with us since 2008 where she was thrust into Izumi’s arms at an Oakland shelter. “She belongs with you” said the lady and that was that. 

We called her Mimi (the Japanese word for ear) because of her expressive ears. She was a good dog, who lived a full life. She saw Julia and Tyler grow into adults, traveled with us all around the world (necessitating a Christmas Eve visit to the home of the top National Finnish Veterinarian authority) and literally led us up some stairs to discover our beautiful neighborhood here in NYC. Many of the friends we have here, we met through Mimi and the other dogs in the neighborhood.

We will miss her terribly but are thankful for everything she taught us and are happy to know she is now resting.