I'm sorry, but I believe that post asked if that was too much for a Morkie, they were asking for opinions and that's what people were sharing.
There are so many YT members that work with rescue shelters and a lot of member have adopted from shelters and rescues. So I don't think it's a fair statement to say that members bypassed these options to get a puppy!
I have three dogs. One Yorkie we did buy from a breeder at 12 weeks, one Yorkie that we rescued at 2 1/2yrs & one Yorkie Poo that was being rehomed by a family who kept her in the basement.
I love Crosley (Yorkie Poo), but she is a mutt in that she is a mix, no one questions whether it's ok to love these dogs, of course it is.
The question is whether it's ethical for breeders to be cross breeding and selling these dogs as "rare" "designer" "hybrid" etc... and what their motivations are.
I do think using the word "ethical" to question why a breeder would cross breed is correct, IMO. Mixing different breeds of dogs are dogs that can't be shown & can't be registered. So to me it seems the motivation is money. It can't be for betterment of a breed since you are mixing breeds.
Ethics are professional standards and behaviors. If you are cross breeding for the purpose of selling dogs and making money, that is unethical the way I view it.
Shelters and rescues are full of mixed breed dogs and even poorly pure bred dogs from puppy mills & BYBs so I see no point in encouraging these practices. JMO! |