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Originally Posted by maryeverett1  Can I just clarify something you said (Mardelin) up above? You said morkies are "mutts" so does that mean that any yorkie who isn't steel blue and gold is a mutt? When you say that a breeder who cross breeds is unethical to me that word implies that there has been a moral offense. I think using the word mutt is extremely harsh and can agree they are a cross breed but according to my SPCA and vet a mutt by definition is a dog that you have no idea what type of breed they are! Second, in my opinion just because a breeder doesn't breed steel blue and gold standard yorkies does not make them unethical. They for sure don't follow the "yorkie standards as provided by AKC" but does not mean that they are just out for the money only and don't give a crap about what they are doing! There are plenty cross breeders who love their dogs, love their puppies and would never put them in harms way! I personally know of 2. And they would never pull a stunt like the breeder described in this thread. I've seen Several people use the word "mutt" over the last few days when referring to cross breeds and it makes my skin crawl. Does that go for biewers and partis too? I'm also personally opossed to breeders who aren't breeding standard yorkies being called unethical and all lumped into the "devil breeders" pile! My
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I think you missed the point. You yourself said "Yorkie." I understand that not all breeders like the parti yorkie and prefer to breed the standard colors. But, Mardelin posted in refrence to "Morkie" which is a cutesy name for a Maltese/Yorkie mix. Those are two totally different dogs. I love the parti yorkies by the way, and any mixed breed dog. But I have to agree, if you want a mix, check the shelters. The SPCA that I volunteer for constantly has poodle mixes. They're so cute!