Adorable and Healthy Miki Puppies for Adoption in Chicago

Discover the pocket-sized UKC toy breed everyone's talking about. Mi-Kis come in a variety of looks with the world's most charming and therapeutic personality in a pint-sized package. Our Chicagoland location gives you instant access.

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If you are looking for a tiny (4-9 lb), low-maintenance companion, Metro Mi-Kis is an exclusive Chicago-based breeder of quality Mi-Ki puppies from hand-picked health-tested UKC- and AMRA- registered parents of prestigious lineage. Our home-raised puppies are individually and lovingly socialized by the canine pack and the dog psychology people. You'll receive your puppies with papers, vaccines, and all the support you need to welcome them home.

The Mi-Ki is a rare and wonderful breed that is known for its small size, gentle temperament, and affectionate nature. Mi-Kis don't exhibit many of the problems that plague toy breeds (yappy, snappy, rude, and unhealthy.) Instead Mi-Kis were specifically bred for excellent health, friendliness, intelligence, and adaptability to their human caretakers. They are well-suited to any living environment, including apartments and they get along well with other dogs (even big ones!), cats, children, and the elderly. They are also known for their low-shedding coat, which can come in a variety of colors and patterns-- even hypo-allergenic.

What the heck is a Mi-Ki?

Whenever I'm out and about with my dogs, someone asks, "What breed is that?" To which I reply, "It's a Mi-ki!" Only once has my answer been met with recognition "Oh, yes. I've heard of that." (That was a dog groomer.) Every single other time, I receive a quizzical gaze. That's because Mi-Kis are a rare purebred toy dog, now recognized by the UKC as of 2016.

Like all dog breeds, Mi-Kis have been developed to exhibit specific recognizable traits. Initially, they were created by mixing other breeds to achieve a desired outcome. However, unlike "designer mixes" such as the popular doodle varieties, Mi-Kis are not the product of recent crossbreeding. To be considered a purebred Mi-Ki, the dog must be bred with other DNA-verified Mi-Kis with established pedigrees.

The originator of the Mi-ki breed was a Milwaukee-based Shih Tzu breeder looking to create a small, healthy, even-tempered, and adorable companion dog. The Mi-Ki’s foundation breeds include the Shih Tzu, Maltese, Pomeranian, Pekingese, and maybe a dash of Bichon Frise/Cotton de Tulear, Papillon, and Yorkshire Terrier. (Prior to the advent of DNA screening, we were told that the Mi-Ki was made up of the Maltese, Papillon, and Japanese Chin, but the Papillon and Japanese Chin breeds haven’t really shown up much in the breed profiles on DNA tests.)

Mi-Kis have been a pure breed since the 1980s and were recognized in January of 2016 by the United Kennel Club in the Companion Group.

Mi-Ki Traits

Mi-Kis are intelligent sweet-natured small companions known for their intuitive calm demeanor, expressive ears, a “Gremlin” or “Ewok” look, and for being easy to travel with at a portable size of about 4-9 pounds.

This rare breed proves an excellent candidate for therapy work and medical alert service.

Mi-Kis come in two coat types – the more common hypoallergenic non-shedding long-coat style, and the smooth-face variety. The smooth-face Mi-Ki has a demi-long coat that does shed but stays remarkably clean, odor-free, and requires no trimming. Less than 25% of all AMRA-registered Mi-Kis are smooth-face.

Regardless of what Mi-Ki you choose, you will agree that this is a fantastic breed and will likely want more than one! We have many repeat clients.

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