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RDB911 · 08-16-2008, 08:37 PM

What's everyone's input on Morkies? I really want to purchase one for my sister. I have heard both positives and negatives about pure and non-pure breeds.

What if both the yorkie and maltese have papers and are registered? Does that make a difference?

rmt5001 · 08-19-2008, 11:42 AM

I'm curious to know myself.

YorkieShadow · 08-19-2008, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by RDB911

What's everyone's input on Morkies? I really want to purchase one for my sister. I have heard both positives and negatives about pure and non-pure breeds.

What if both the yorkie and maltese have papers and are registered? Does that make a difference?

No you can not register or get papers for a Morkie, it not a reg Breed. It dosnt matter that the mom and dad both have papers, you wont be able to get papers for their pups two different breeds, many would call it a mutt not full breed.

My very First Yorkie was a mix, She was a Morkie and her mom was a maltese, father a Yorkie. she was the sweetest, but with mixing these two the pup ended up with longer back legs and shorter front ones. but she was and always will be my baby.

Wrenee4 · 08-19-2008, 04:57 PM

In my opinion it really is up to what you or your sister wants in a dog. A papered dog you usually get to know a bit more about their backgrounds, but really it depends on the breeder too. Two bad dogs can have papers and can bred together. I like my dogs (pets too) to have papers...that is what I want though. Some people think that mutts are healthier. Really instead of one breeds problems you have two or three or more!!

BamaFan121s · 08-19-2008, 05:00 PM

All dogs are cute and special in their own way. My honest opinion is that I am not a supporter of purposely cross breeding two different breeds. I see too many cons and not enough....well, not any pros.

JesBred · 08-29-2008, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by YorkieShadow

No you can not register or get papers for a Morkie, it not a reg Breed. It dosnt matter that the mom and dad both have papers, you wont be able to get papers for their pups two different breeds, many would call it a mutt not full breed.

My very First Yorkie was a mix, She was a Morkie and her mom was a maltese, father a Yorkie. she was the sweetest, but with mixing these two the pup ended up with longer back legs and shorter front ones. but she was and always will be my baby.

my morkie is registered with the CKC. she is registered as a non purebred and of course I can not show her or breed her. I could breed her (she is spayed) if I wanted to and can even register the puppies if the stud is CKC but the puppies would be nonpurebred as well and same rules apply. I see no point to register if you can't show but her breeder had already done the paperwork I just had to send it in..

ButterflyKisses · 08-29-2008, 07:06 PM

An "F1" "Morkie" is a morkie that has a purebred Yorkie as one parent and a purebred Maltese as one parent. You can register these "designer puppies" with three different "designer dog" registries that do not try to say they are purebred dogs but that both parents are purebred dogs. These registries are United All Breed, American Canine Hybred Club, and American Canine association. There may be others. NO AKC will not recognize these dogs - but then again, there are purebred dogs that AKC took a long time in allowing in, such as Jack Russel's and Cavaliers.

The reason people want a purebred dog is that each purebred dog will have certain traits that you can be pretty certain will be in that purebred puppy if the purebred is bred correctly. When you get a Morkie - you are going to want to look at why a Morkie might be more the dog for you then a Purebred Yorkie or Maltese. Yorkies and Maltese are both very similar in a lot of ways: Size, grooming, etc. The very biggest difference that I have found in a Maltese vs a Yorkie - I have a Yorkie as a house pet and my daughter has a Maltese - and I have seen this same thing in other's Maltese and Yorkies - is that a Maltese (usually) really wants to please you - because a Maltese wants to please you, they tend to be more easily trainable - a Yorkie (usually) tends to want to be the one to be pleased - thus sometimes making a Yorkie much harder to train, especially to house break. I'd never give my little Yorkie girl up - she's my baby after all my "babies" have left home making me an "empty nester", but at 3 years old, she is "her own little dog" and will not house break. I'm sure there are some Yorkies that do house break easier and some Maltese that are harder to break.

The other thing about combining - and this might get some "slack" from those that are "purebred only" people, is that when you increase the "gene pool" you will have a much higher likely hood that you WILL NOT get the problems that just tend to be for Yorkies or just tend to be for Maltese. You can argue to the "sky" about this but the vets have a name for that and any vet will be able to explain to you why can actually will make a healthier dog by breeding two purebred dogs. They do this with other animals also to make a "stronger" animal with less health problems and other weaknesses. Almost all (not completely all) the bad traits of any dog will tend to be recessive (back dew claws are dominate) so if you have purebred dogs you will have a larger chance to get 2 recessive genes when breeding the purebred. You might not have realized you even had a parent dog with this recessive gene unless you sorry to say - breed with another dog that has this recessive gene. Then you will possibly have some puppies - it's based on the genes that the puppy gets - that will then have what ever the problems was from the two recessive genes coming together. Out of 4 puppies you might just have two puppies that have a problem and a puppy that will not have any recessive gene and a puppy that has only one recessive gene - you can get any number of different combinations like this in the 4 puppies. Genetics was my favorite part of college biology and I still tend to delve into it and I find it very interesting.

Morkies are very cute and they can be more like one of the two breeds in looks while being more like the other breed in personality. The personality part is not one that you will know about as easily when you just get a 10 to 12 week old puppy. I do know people that have Morkies and they are as happy with babies as the people I know that have and love their Yorkie babies.

Hope this helps.

my2boyz · 08-29-2008, 07:24 PM

If you have your heart set on a Morkie instead of supporting a 'designer puppy' breeder why don't you check into adopting a rescue? I was just looking around on petfinder.com and there were several Morkies on there...both puppies and adults.

YorkieChick1 · 08-30-2008, 12:20 AM

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If you have your heart set on a Morkie instead of supporting a 'designer puppy' breeder why don't you check into adopting a rescue? I was just looking around on petfinder.com and there were several Morkies on there...both puppies and adults.

jrsygal37 · 08-30-2008, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by my2boyz

If you have your heart set on a Morkie instead of supporting a 'designer puppy' breeder why don't you check into adopting a rescue? I was just looking around on petfinder.com and there were several Morkies on there...both puppies and adults.

GREAT POST!! I have a little Maltese/Yorkie mix although I prefer to just call her a mixed up pup. LOL. I hate the fact they breed a mix, give it a fancy name and then charge ridiculous prices. I got my Tia out of the newspaper. She'll be 3 in March and I got her when she was just around a year old. I was just on petfinder and saw two little Morkies that have been adopted already (both pups) and the fee for them was I think $250each. Aside from helping a dog or pup the other great advantage of adopting is that most rescue include the spay or neuter with a pup and if old enough they will already be fixed when you get him or her which is a big savings. In NJ it costs $350 to spay or neuter at most vets. Good luck. Elaine

sabrinasmom · 08-30-2008, 09:57 AM

I love Morkies. I have a purebred Yorkie (12 yrs. old) and a 2 year old Morkie, Elvira. I would not trade that Elvira for gold. She is smart, beautiful, loving, kind, and she hasn't ever had one single sick day unlike my Yorkie who has a bad hip, bad teeth, skin problems, and has had many trips to the vet for not eating, the runs, etc. My vet actually told me about Morkies. He said he thought I might really like them since I loved Yorkies so much and he had found that they have much, much fewer problems than the purebreds. Maybe they are a "mutt' to some, but Love My Morkie.

Cookie2 · 08-30-2008, 01:49 PM

I have a Morkie .Not because I bought him but because our male Yorkie and Female Maltese had a litter. She is now spayed but we decided to keep the little boy and he's precious to us. Papers is not important to us. We just want to love them as part of our family.The mom and dad have been very healthy. Just dont fall for the "Designer Dogs" asking thousands for a Morkie!

Here is our little Morkie that we named Lucky

Genie,Cookie,Lola,Angel & Lucky

YorkieLover9 · 09-03-2008, 07:15 AM

I saw an ad for a male morkie and they are asking $600.00 for him but the part I found unbelieavable is they are selling him at 6 weeks of age - I know that's WAY too young for a Yorkie to go to it's forever home, I would assume it would be the same for a Morkie - correct? Or would it depend on his weight at 6 weeks??

stedmansmommy · 09-03-2008, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Cookie2

I have a Morkie .Not because I bought him but because our male Yorkie and Female Maltese had a litter. She is now spayed but we decided to keep the little boy and he's precious to us. Papers is not important to us. We just want to love them as part of our family.The mom and dad have been very healthy. Just dont fall for the "Designer Dogs" asking thousands for a Morkie!

Here is our little Morkie that we named Lucky

Genie,Cookie,Lola,Angel & Lucky

How ADORABLE!!! What a little cutie pie!!

ButterflyKisses · 09-03-2008, 09:09 AM

Like Yorkies and Maltese - it is safer if they are in the 10 to 12 week old range before allowing them to go to their new homes. You are asking for stress related problems when they leave this early. This little guy on my picture is a little Morkie named Oliver. He is 2 years old now, but went to his forever home at 10 weeks old.

08-16-2008, 08:37 PM	#1
RDB911 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mill Valley, CA, USA Posts: 1	Looking for a Morkie? What's everyone's input on Morkies? I really want to purchase one for my sister. I have heard both positives and negatives about pure and non-pure breeds. What if both the yorkie and maltese have papers and are registered? Does that make a difference?

08-19-2008, 04:57 PM	#4
Wrenee4 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,482	In my opinion it really is up to what you or your sister wants in a dog. A papered dog you usually get to know a bit more about their backgrounds, but really it depends on the breeder too. Two bad dogs can have papers and can bred together. I like my dogs (pets too) to have papers...that is what I want though. Some people think that mutts are healthier. Really instead of one breeds problems you have two or three or more!! __________________ ~Wendy~

08-19-2008, 05:00 PM	#5
BamaFan121s YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,095	All dogs are cute and special in their own way. My honest opinion is that I am not a supporter of purposely cross breeding two different breeds. I see too many cons and not enough....well, not any pros. __________________ ...........Misty........... Trixie * Lexi * Chipsie

08-30-2008, 09:57 AM	#11
sabrinasmom YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: texas Posts: 768	I love Morkies. I have a purebred Yorkie (12 yrs. old) and a 2 year old Morkie, Elvira. I would not trade that Elvira for gold. She is smart, beautiful, loving, kind, and she hasn't ever had one single sick day unlike my Yorkie who has a bad hip, bad teeth, skin problems, and has had many trips to the vet for not eating, the runs, etc. My vet actually told me about Morkies. He said he thought I might really like them since I loved Yorkies so much and he had found that they have much, much fewer problems than the purebreds. Maybe they are a "mutt' to some, but Love My Morkie. __________________ Frankie (the MOM), Sabrina, and Elvira

09-03-2008, 07:15 AM	#13
YorkieLover9 YT Addict Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 433	Just Wondering I saw an ad for a male morkie and they are asking $600.00 for him but the part I found unbelieavable is they are selling him at 6 weeks of age - I know that's WAY too young for a Yorkie to go to it's forever home, I would assume it would be the same for a Morkie - correct? Or would it depend on his weight at 6 weeks??

08-19-2008, 11:42 AM	#2
rmt5001 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Tampf, FL, USA Posts: 5	I'm curious to know myself.

08-29-2008, 07:06 PM	#7
ButterflyKisses Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bolivar, Missouri Posts: 60	An "F1" "Morkie" is a morkie that has a purebred Yorkie as one parent and a purebred Maltese as one parent. You can register these "designer puppies" with three different "designer dog" registries that do not try to say they are purebred dogs but that both parents are purebred dogs. These registries are United All Breed, American Canine Hybred Club, and American Canine association. There may be others. NO AKC will not recognize these dogs - but then again, there are purebred dogs that AKC took a long time in allowing in, such as Jack Russel's and Cavaliers. The reason people want a purebred dog is that each purebred dog will have certain traits that you can be pretty certain will be in that purebred puppy if the purebred is bred correctly. When you get a Morkie - you are going to want to look at why a Morkie might be more the dog for you then a Purebred Yorkie or Maltese. Yorkies and Maltese are both very similar in a lot of ways: Size, grooming, etc. The very biggest difference that I have found in a Maltese vs a Yorkie - I have a Yorkie as a house pet and my daughter has a Maltese - and I have seen this same thing in other's Maltese and Yorkies - is that a Maltese (usually) really wants to please you - because a Maltese wants to please you, they tend to be more easily trainable - a Yorkie (usually) tends to want to be the one to be pleased - thus sometimes making a Yorkie much harder to train, especially to house break. I'd never give my little Yorkie girl up - she's my baby after all my "babies" have left home making me an "empty nester", but at 3 years old, she is "her own little dog" and will not house break. I'm sure there are some Yorkies that do house break easier and some Maltese that are harder to break. The other thing about combining - and this might get some "slack" from those that are "purebred only" people, is that when you increase the "gene pool" you will have a much higher likely hood that you WILL NOT get the problems that just tend to be for Yorkies or just tend to be for Maltese. You can argue to the "sky" about this but the vets have a name for that and any vet will be able to explain to you why can actually will make a healthier dog by breeding two purebred dogs. They do this with other animals also to make a "stronger" animal with less health problems and other weaknesses. Almost all (not completely all) the bad traits of any dog will tend to be recessive (back dew claws are dominate) so if you have purebred dogs you will have a larger chance to get 2 recessive genes when breeding the purebred. You might not have realized you even had a parent dog with this recessive gene unless you sorry to say - breed with another dog that has this recessive gene. Then you will possibly have some puppies - it's based on the genes that the puppy gets - that will then have what ever the problems was from the two recessive genes coming together. Out of 4 puppies you might just have two puppies that have a problem and a puppy that will not have any recessive gene and a puppy that has only one recessive gene - you can get any number of different combinations like this in the 4 puppies. Genetics was my favorite part of college biology and I still tend to delve into it and I find it very interesting. Morkies are very cute and they can be more like one of the two breeds in looks while being more like the other breed in personality. The personality part is not one that you will know about as easily when you just get a 10 to 12 week old puppy. I do know people that have Morkies and they are as happy with babies as the people I know that have and love their Yorkie babies. Hope this helps.

08-29-2008, 07:24 PM	#8
my2boyz Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: USA Posts: 2,991	If you have your heart set on a Morkie instead of supporting a 'designer puppy' breeder why don't you check into adopting a rescue? I was just looking around on petfinder.com and there were several Morkies on there...both puppies and adults.

09-03-2008, 09:09 AM	#15
ButterflyKisses Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bolivar, Missouri Posts: 60	Like Yorkies and Maltese - it is safer if they are in the 10 to 12 week old range before allowing them to go to their new homes. You are asking for stress related problems when they leave this early. This little guy on my picture is a little Morkie named Oliver. He is 2 years old now, but went to his forever home at 10 weeks old.