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Originally Posted by hha  Yes, my sister studied both breeds over a year, read and read..the things that yorkies are more prone to have, the morkies tend to have less problems with..My one sister has a yorkie, a maltese and 3 morkies..guess which ones have cost her out the ying yang at the vets?? The yorkie and the maltese, she has never had one single problem with her 3 morkies..Like I said, to each his own..a lot of people love their morkies and wouldn't trade them for a purebred..just because yourselves and myself, we prefer yorkies, it doesn't mean everyone else does..! |
Of course they are less likely to have what the purebreds have...they only inherited 50% of their genetic makeup! Unfortunately, being that these 'designer breeds' are are new fad and as no two breedings are going to produce the same type offspring, it is impossible for anyone to have conducted any conclusive long term studies regarding if they are actually 'healthier.' Yes, the Yorkies and Malteses have certain disorders that run with the breed--we know this because there were years and years of long term studies conducted to determine that. You have not had that with these new 'designer' dogs. It is not something that can be determined and stated as fact just because your sister has 3 heathy combos of the 2 breeds. Just because the Maltese and Yorkie are succeptable to certain genetic disorders, doesn't mean a combination of the two's offspring won't develope disorders over their own in the long run.