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Originally Posted by DiorDoll  I think that you probably are a great breeder and just because a mix that you may be breeding doesn't have a "standard" right now doesn't mean you aren't a good breeder. HOW DO YOU PEOPLE THINK WE HAVE ALL THESE DIFFERENT BREEDS OF DOGS? Because Breeders, with a "Breeding Program" chose to mate their best dogs of different breeds together and purposely obtain a new breed. And, if the yorkipoo is perfect to you, then you should continue in your efforts to breed the best YorkiPoos ever!
Cross breeding is beneficial because you may actually be a pioneer of a totally new breed! Wouldn't that be something to be proud of! Crossing is good too because it breaks up the bloodlines even better than a sound pure bred Yorkshire Terrier breeding program . There is no way the two dogs share an ounce of dna! (***every single breed we have today came from the mix of another old breed. Remember all dogs came from one original animal The Wolf ...someone had to do some mixing of some sort!) |
Your post has lots of misconceptions; first of all breaking up the bloodlines is not necessary good. Saying that there is no way the two dogs share an ounce of DNA, is also false, all dog breeds share over 90 percent of the same DNA the actual number may be closer to 98%, I can't remember offhand. The belief that mixing breeds makes for healthier or smarter is false. You can't predict results when you mix. If one of the dogs has an inherited disorder, it may be passed to offspring, just like with purebreds. Creating a new breed takes years and years, thousands of dogs, and is much more difficult than many realize, because at some point you have to do an awful lot of inbreeding, and this can have disastrous results. Anyone who is mixing with the thought that someday they will get breed named after them, should, in my opinion, concentrate on the idea that every dog they bring into the world finds a good home, and lives a good and healthy life. This to me should make a breeder proud. Whether or not, you agree with mixing, lets at least not cloud the issue with a lot of falsehoods, and misconceptions. Many of us strongly believe that there are many wonderful breeds out there already, and time spent should be improving these breeds and making them healthier rather than worrying about creating new ones.