[MyFairLacy]

Originally Posted by MommysBabyRoxy

I don't think she necessarily bred them "on purpose"... And besides, what's done is done, they are babies now, and they deserve a home just as much as any other little dog. If I can love them, then I guess there's no problem. I don't believe in "breeding just to breed", but she breeds Maltese's, Yorkie's, & Poodles. She loves them all, and they are usually seperated. Before she only had Yorkie's and Maltese's last time I was there.... Besides, every breed we know now came from wolves and it came from cross breeding throughout thousands of years, so we wouldnt have all the gorgeous breeds we have now if it wasn't for ppl trying this. These puppies deserve a home just like any other dog, and if I am willing to give them one, I don't understand why it hurts? She is selling them for a lot less than the purebred simply because she doesnt want to just give them away because she doesnt want anybody just taking them home, but they are a decent price of 250, while her Yorkies are 800. So I think thats a pretty big price difference, she loves her dogs, and takes good care of them. Theyre very clean, and she is a very kind person. So, I think I'm not doing a necessarily terrible thing

That's why I would be wary of buying from a breeder that breeds more than one breed of dog... honestly, 'accidents" shouldn't be allowed to happen. Those that choose to breed need to be responsible. And if she's got maltese/yorkie mix and yorkie/poodle mix puppies right now, that means the made a mistake at least twice... If they truly were accidents and she doesn't intend to let it happen again, then I don't see the harm in adopting one of her mixes...but if she plans to continue breeding them, then no way would I buy one. Yes, they are here and deserve a home, but you've got to make sure you aren't tempting a breeder to continue breeding unethically. I sure hope she's selling these puppies on a spay/neuter contract and makes sure these mistakes don't happen again.

Yes, many of our breeds came about due to mixing other breeds. But these breeds were developed with a goal and purpose in mind. People weren't just sticking two dogs together to make puppies and giving them a silly name. People breeding mixes aren't developing a new breed...they are only breeding 1st generation crosses. I highly doubt you'll see any of these mixes become their own breed...none of these breeders are pushing for that or even trying to make these dogs breed true.