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Originally Posted by jeanief  Here in MN the shelters are filled with Lab x, shep x . As a general rule I don't see many a mixed yorkies that I have thought was really cute. I don't know why people would want to wreck a yorkie coat by mixing. I have seen yorkiepoos , yorkie doxie's, and they just don't seem to mix well. ( in my opinion  ) If you have a litter of mixes and can find great homes and don't charge alot it's not the end of the world. However these breeders that mix everything under the sun and call them rare and charge the big $$ should think again! They are mutts, period. Mutts are great I own two so I am not putting mixes down! I think that many of the mix breeders just by poor quality and breed. I doesn't matter the quality becasue there is no standard as to what they will or should look like. I just saw a ad for a Frenchie and s**tzu cross pups. the picture of the pups was dark so I couldn't see what it looked like ( thank God  ) . they wanted a $500 deposit to hold and didn;t say a final price. they called them bulls**tzs. I mean , come on.......... |
You took the words right out of my mouth! I personally think that there are alot of people creating these dogs because it is an easy way out and a good way to cash in quick on a fad. There is no need to start with a quality representative of the originating breeds because the resulting offspring don't have to adhere to any set standard. Even if you do start out with good dogs, the result is what? When you are breeding an actual recognized breed, you have a set goal--a standard to meet. When you are cross breeding, what is your goal? There is no telling what the pups will look like.