I just want to see a few pics of adult morkies...hear a bit about their temperment, how easy to train, if they bark alot etc.
They are mixed breeds. And this means that each dog, even from the same litter might look different. A puppy might grow up to look more yorkie or more maltese. The ears may be up or down, or one of each. It might be white, brown, tan, black, ect, or even a combination. A purebred is defined as a dog with a consistent look. The reason why morkie are not a purebred is because they can get too many variations. A morkie may have a more yorkie personality, or a more maltese personality. There is no piece of paper with a written standard saying how a morkie should act or how one should look.
Also wondering if anyone has ever gotten one that’s on the small side? If so, were there any health issues?
[I]Every dog will have health issues at sometime, but if you buy your dog from a reputable show breeder than they will be less likely to occur. Reputable breeders strive to produce health dogs. This is why breeders breed and show their dogs. A good breeder would do health test on their dogs before they breed them and on all of the puppies. This is why they charge their high prices. I can go on more about reputable breeders, but you want to buy a mix, and
no reputable/decent breeder sells mixes for money. That's just ridiculous when you can get one basically free at the shelter. The reason people should be breeding is to better the breed. Better the health, temperament, look, ect. A morkie is not a breed, so why is the person breeding them? Because they're "cute", is not a legit reason. 99.9% of dogs are "cute". Maybe they’re breeding for the money?
But did you know yorkies are 36 times more likely to get a liver shunts than any other breed? Maltese get tear staining. A morkie may get tear staining, may not, because it is a mix there's no sure way of knowing. You won't be able to tell until the puppy starts cutting it's adult teeth, at about 6 months old. </I>
Also looking for general care tips...grooming...etc. <I>Once again, mixed breeds are different. There's no way of knowing this until your puppy grows. All puppies blow their puppy coat at age 6-12 months old so you won't exactly know what type of coat your morkie will have.</I>
Breeding information as well...its not likely that I will breed her but just curious for future reference. <I>I'm not even going to <B>start</B> to answer this...</I>
Why would you spend all that money on a mixed breed when there are tons of them in shelter, big ones, and small ones, but most of them need a warm home and a loving owner.
A friend of mine has a yorkie mix that we think is mixed with a maltese. She is 2.5 pounds and was rescued from a puppymill.