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Originally Posted by maryeverett1  Thanks for writing this thread luvmypuppE! I'm so sick of what's good for the goose not being good for the gander and you said it well! While I have yorkies and have no intention of getting a morkie I'm sick of those breeders being called unethical just because of the dogs they choose to breed. And anything but a purebred blue steel and gold yorkie being called a mutt which by definition is a "mongrel dog who's origin is in question!" it's a bit elitist to me and if we are going to talk about the shelter problem then no one should be breeding dogs period! It definitely was an interesting thread and glad it bugged someone else too! |
I think you are missing the entire point of why we feel that they are unethical. When you take 2 pure bred dog that were bred to the standard AKC and mix them together you are no longer breeding to standard since one does not exist. When a reputable breeder pairs 2 dogs to create puppies they look for certain things that will take place genetically and have been bred into the lines they are creating. With this thought, a reputable breeder would NEVER sell one of their dogs and include breeding right to someone who planned to mix the lines of 2 different pedigreed dogs. So right off the bat you are then starting out with a substandard breeding pair. Keeping this in mind why would anyone want to purchase substandard puppies from a
breeder that is creating and selling mixes for a huge profit? It is wrong all the way around.
I own 2 "Morkies" but they are substandard and are both from a rescues. If someone saw Bogey they would think he was a "designer" blonde Yorkie but he is not he's a mix. He was from the shelter and I paid under $50 for him and I think he is beautiful! Doodlebug is from a Mill rescue and he is pretty dare cute too but his mother was pumping out puppies for YEARS from an Amish mill in Ohio. The miller was a horrible man. The vet that spayed the females after they were taken by the rescue said the many of the females had organs sewn together from the "miller c-sections" that were performed on the bitches when they were not able to deliver puppies naturally. This is were a great majority of these mixes come from and surely you do not agree with this barbaric behavior. But when you believe that people should be allowed to breed what they want this IS what you promoting. The purchase of any mix that is called a "designer or hybrid" is only perpetuation the suffering of so many others and if people became more familiar with what REALLY goes on in the seedy world of mills and BYBers making money off the back of this poor dogs how could you not agree that it should not be condoned and frowned upon.
It is WRONG and I will stick by this statement forever!