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Originally Posted by ladyjane  Every one of my "animals" were rescues and I can tell you that if you met them in the streets you would not know it.
People use the word "mutt" because these pups are NOT designers ... they are simply mixed breed pups that lazy people breed. Yes, I said lazy! People who breed these pups and charge high prices are making money off of them!! This is not a love of the "breed" or the pup....it is greed, pure and simple. Sorry if that steps on anyone's toes. The word "mutt" is used to inform and educate....it may sound unkind, but anyone saying it is not trying to say those pups are awful. It is just that the breeding is wrong..there is NO genetic testing being done...nothing. Just putting two breeds together for a buck.
And...YES, it is a problem with the pet population; just as the mills and byb's who are selling poorly bred purebreds...doing no genetic testing..nothing. Just pumping out pups for a buck. There are tons of mixed breed pups in shelters...just go pick one out and call it whatever you want...guess the breeds and come up with a name. Guaranteed to be a great pup and a heck of a lot cheaper than the ones the greeders are breeding.
No one is against responsible breeding. The key word: responsible. I don't know how anyone can call these people who are doing this "responsible". |
I agree! It looks like you all have already taken care of this one so i won't say much more. I agree that it's not that we're against morkies or even having them, but to charge as much as a purebred costs for a mixed breed dog just because the market is hot for them doesn't make it okay or ethical. in fact charging a ton of money for any dog that isn't bred to the best possible standard of the breed and to the best quality of health is WRONG. Breeders should be breeding only to continue the genetic line of Yorkshire Terrier or any other AKC recognized purebred dogs. Mixing breeds can lead to a future AKC recognized breed and in some aspects that is ok with me (breeding two 100% perfect dogs to create a new type of mixed breed line for future acceptance into the AKC) that happens all the time, but mixing breeds have hazzardly to supply a demand in the "designer dog" pet market is not NOT what i agree with at all. if you want a mixed dog, shelter and adoptions are the best way. don't feed into the money and crime of the pet industry please!!