MiMi

Tired of boarding and missing MiMi when we go on our then-annual vacation to Canada, we brought her along with us for the years 2005 and 2006.  JAL then allowed small dogs in the cabin, a rule which they have changed wef from 1 April 2006.  Boo-hoo!! 

For those who know us well, know that we try to avoid travelling in summer, being naturally insulated and all that haha!  Our trips are usually in early Spring, mid to late Fall, or either early or late Winter.  What’s the point of travelling in summer to a 4-season country when I get summer all year round back home.  Hee.

Anyway, I started to wonder if MiMi could adapt to the cold weather…she’s so pampered and domesticated that I wasn’t quite sure if she still has her doggy survival instincts!  Maternal instincts kicked in and prompted me to knit her some sweaters to bring along with us.  I can’t deny that I wasn’t having fun too.  And well, she loves to play dress up and couldn’t wait for me to put her in the knitted wear:

Clothing proved useful as I took her for daily evening walks and to Whistler Village.  At Whistler, she started to shiver eventhough I had her in not one, but two layers of clothing:  One being 100% wool (red and white striped one), and the other, 100% sparkly blue mohair.  I think she was just playing it up, so that we’d carry her and she doesn’t have to walk on the grounds!  That theory was proven when I carried her out to the balcony area of our lodge in her cotton pajamas and early morning zero-degree temperature.  She was perfectly fine!  haha! 

I believe besides the sparkly blue mohair, there’s another piece that I have knitted:  a dark heather gray piece with red trimmings and a heart design at the back.  Have to photograph these two and post it here sometime when I remember!

Since she is now no longer able to travel in the cabin area, we have stopped bringing her along with us… and thus, the knitting for her stopped too; we only dress her in 100% cotton clothing during the night, which is hassle-free as I buy baby tops for her   Ah.  So cute.