In June 2014, Miley adopted her Shetland sheepdog, Emu, two months after the passing of her Alaskan klee kai, Floyd.
In a now-deleted Instagram post, Miley wrote: "I welcomed Emu Coyne Cyrus into the family a couple days ago. Been keepin him a secret cause sometimes I'm weird like that. It's taken some time to be ready for this next step and loving again. There will never be anyone like Floyd. There was a bond that was so deep it's irreplaceable but that's not what I am trying to do. Never will I replace Floyd and that's something I had to take time to understand. we had a very special memorial service for Floyd and I felt my angel Floydy give Emu his blessing. I prayed to Floyd to just give him a touch of his awesomeness and he has. He is so special and different than my baby Floyd and I think Floyd did that on purpose. But sometimes he does little things that remind me of him and it makes me smile I'm blissed [out] right now. I feel like this is a new beginning in so many ways. I feel a change coming on."
In 2017, Miley added to her growing tattoo collection with a portrait of Emu, done by famous tattoo artist Doctor Woo (pictured ahead).