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Although no official records are available, it is
thought
that the development of the Mi-Ki breed is to be the result
of the founder, Maureen Westburg.
Maureen Westburg goes by several different names ie;
Micki Mackin, Maureen Mackin, Rev. Maureen Westburg,
Maureen Mackin Westburg, and Maureen Westburg Van Wormer.
The first Mi-Kis on record, are listed under one of
the three differnt kennel names Maureen Westburg used at that time. The three kennel names that Maureen used are In Chan-Ting, Kea Huna, and Tee-Nee. These different Kennel Names all appear on all the Mi-Ki pedigrees, since all Mi-Kis came from the same blood lines.
It is also thought that it took Maureen approximately
10 years, 1981 to 1991 to create the strain that is
now known as the Rare Breed Mi-Ki dog. When Maureen
developed her beloved little jewel of a dog, she was
and still is living in Milwaukee, WI. Canadians have
embraced the Mi-Ki but by and large presently the
breed remains indigent to the USA.
Although there are no official records available, the
development of the Mi-Ki breed is purported to be the
result of Maureen Westburg’s mixture of crossing six
choice toy breeds. By 1990, Maureen no longer felt
she needed to mix this little modern toy breed. The
Mi-Ki has been in high demand since 1992.
The combination of three different breeds that Maureen claims to have bred together to develop the
Mi-Ki strain was the Maltese, Imperial Ch’In also known as the Japanese Spaniel, i.e.; Japanese Chin, Papillon, Since there are no records of the percentages of each breed, the order of the combinations bred, or even the lines that were presented into the stain. The ethical Mi-Ki breeders of today has selectively bred Mi-Kis that meet the breed standard.
Maureen decided to name the strain that she had
created "Mi-Ki" for the following reasons.
According to the earliest records, Maureen organized
the 1st Mi-Ki club, in early 1991. It was then that
the original Mi-Ki breed standard was written by
Maureen. By the breed standard set fourth by Maureen,
the short coated Mi-Ki, i.e.; smooth coats do not
meet the Mi-Ki breed standard and any short coated
Mi-Ki offspring that appears should be put into pet
homes. All Mi-Kis are to have long coats only. The
Mi-Ki should not exceed 10 inches tall or over 10 pounds.
The Rare Breed Mi-Ki is truly luxury on a leash,
more precious than costly jewels, great little eye
catchers and crowd pleasers.
The Mi-Ki displays traits from all three of the breeds:
GENERAL APPEARANCE:
TEMPERAMENT:
COAT:
TAIL CARRIAGE:
GAIT:
COLOR:
SIZE:
The Mi-Ki breed is a very warm loving companion,
for those families in the suburbs, and the farms, to apartment dwellers.
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