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Originally Posted by Belamia  Welcome to yorkie talk....
Somehow it is posted on so many reliable sites that good breeders are aginst the mixes... if you "must" have a mixed baby you need to be extra carefull... the main reasons for breeding are obvious: "betterment of the breed they love" !!!! If you love the mixed you need to make sure you check out the breeder really well and get a health garantee in writing... in another hand it is a fact that pure breds are very susceptible to congenital diseases, in theory a mixed breed should have less probability of inherit some defective recessive genes .... Good luck !! |
Actually, a so-called "designer dog" like Morkies, etc. has just as much probability of inheriting genetic diseases as a purebred, maybe even more.
Maltese and Yorkies share many of the same genetic illnesses like liver shunts, luxating patellas, Legg-Perthes, etc. so the probability of puppies inheriting one of these diseases is just as high.
The best way to predict the long term health of a puppy is buying him from a reputable breeder who does extensive health testing and screens for genetic problems before breeding. Committed breeders like this do not mix breeds, but concentrate on producing the best possible offspring from one breed.
Reputable breeders also sell their puppies with a spay/neuter agreement so their dogs do not end up in the hands of breeders of designer dogs to be bred indiscriminately.