[rik20101]

Is my 'designer dog' really welcome here? She is only half a yorkie after all. The designer dog threads make me kinda feel like my gorgeous little Piper is not as good as all of 'your' (an in general your, not pointing at anyone) full blooded yorkies.

1) I do not call her a Morkie on a regular basis. Really, it just saves me a few key strokes when I type but in real life I call her a yorkie/maltese mix (or vice versa). If this bothers people I will stop using the shortened name and type it all out.

2) I did not pay outrageous prices for her and I did not go to a puppymill for her. I don't feel like I have to explain where my baby came from, but I do feel very defensive when I read certain things.

3) I love her and I would love to open my home up to another yorkie mix/maltese mix.

When you see other types of mutts on the street do you ask the owners what they are mixed with? If they know exactly which two breeds made their pup do you automatically think they are horrible people? If they were made up of two mutts who were two mutts who were two mutts...etc...would they be 'better people' because they have multiple mutt lines?

I am not trying to upset anyone here...Yorkie, maltese, or mix owners alike. I guess I am just in a sensitive spot right now and wanted to get it all out.