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yorkiegirl83 · 05-09-2007, 06:44 AM

I have 3 mixed breeds. One a yorkie poo, was my first dog and came from a petstore. I paid 1,000 for him and was told he was a "designer" dog... it made no difference to me at the time because I loved this puppy so much. This was before I really knew about puppy mills, which infact my little baby boy Bentley DID come from. My next was Emma, a jrt/yorkie cross who was bred by a family in the country... they had a wonderful set up for their dogs and were very loving although I do not think they had health testing.. she was $250 for a yo-jack as they called her =/. Lula my lhasa/bichon is from a kennel.. she was a gift so I had no part in buying a mixed breed again.. although I love her and can't imagine life w/o her.

Anyhow, that's my background so as you can see I LOVE mixes. I think some of the prettiest, sweetest dogs I've met are mixes too... not to take a thing away from pure bred dogs.. I love them as well.

What I do NOT love is the way breeders turn these mixes out for profit w/o any health or temperment testing, knowingly way overcharging for them, and adding to a growing overpopulation problem. In my opinion, even though I have mixes and love them, we as a country do NOT need any more new breeds of dogs!! We are overpopulated and I saw that you said there are no small breeds in your shelters.. well what about petfinder.. there are transports, rescues, ect that will bring a dog to qualified homes from other shelters. I think some people would be surprised at the amount of these designer pups sitting in shelters basically on death row... that possibly began as a loved pet that cost 6-7-800 dollars or more.

The only two mixes that I see much hard work and dedication into being recognized as a breed are the cockapoo and the labradoodle and they still have a far way to go. But, I do know that many people work towards creating this breed responsibly.. while others simply slap the name on their mixes and make a quick buck. I can't tell you how many times I've seen Labradoodles in my local paper for 1200 and I can guarantee those people aren't working to better the breed.

I'm not being judgey or preachey here.. I love ALL dogs -- but the breeding of so many mixes is truly flooding out the shelters in my opinion and I see it getting a lot worse unless it is practiced in a responsible manner.

05-09-2007, 06:44 AM	#27
yorkiegirl83 Love My Furbabies! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: somewhere Posts: 4,427	I have 3 mixed breeds. One a yorkie poo, was my first dog and came from a petstore. I paid 1,000 for him and was told he was a "designer" dog... it made no difference to me at the time because I loved this puppy so much. This was before I really knew about puppy mills, which infact my little baby boy Bentley DID come from. My next was Emma, a jrt/yorkie cross who was bred by a family in the country... they had a wonderful set up for their dogs and were very loving although I do not think they had health testing.. she was $250 for a yo-jack as they called her =/. Lula my lhasa/bichon is from a kennel.. she was a gift so I had no part in buying a mixed breed again.. although I love her and can't imagine life w/o her. Anyhow, that's my background so as you can see I LOVE mixes. I think some of the prettiest, sweetest dogs I've met are mixes too... not to take a thing away from pure bred dogs.. I love them as well. What I do NOT love is the way breeders turn these mixes out for profit w/o any health or temperment testing, knowingly way overcharging for them, and adding to a growing overpopulation problem. In my opinion, even though I have mixes and love them, we as a country do NOT need any more new breeds of dogs!! We are overpopulated and I saw that you said there are no small breeds in your shelters.. well what about petfinder.. there are transports, rescues, ect that will bring a dog to qualified homes from other shelters. I think some people would be surprised at the amount of these designer pups sitting in shelters basically on death row... that possibly began as a loved pet that cost 6-7-800 dollars or more. The only two mixes that I see much hard work and dedication into being recognized as a breed are the cockapoo and the labradoodle and they still have a far way to go. But, I do know that many people work towards creating this breed responsibly.. while others simply slap the name on their mixes and make a quick buck. I can't tell you how many times I've seen Labradoodles in my local paper for 1200 and I can guarantee those people aren't working to better the breed. I'm not being judgey or preachey here.. I love ALL dogs -- but the breeding of so many mixes is truly flooding out the shelters in my opinion and I see it getting a lot worse unless it is practiced in a responsible manner.