[CJxDanielle]

Originally Posted by Beamers Mom

But how is crossbreeding bettering a breed? When one crossbreeds (for example) a Yorkie with a Maltese, you get a Morkie, not a better Yorkshire Terrier or better Maltese.

To better the Yorkie you take Yorkies that have the best characteristics (traits) and breed them together to pass on those characteristics to their offspring. The offspring should be as good as the parents, ideally should be better. You try and attain perfection in the breed by breeding those with the best traits together.

That is my point though! If there is NOTHING healthy about the breed crossbreeding might be the ONLY option. I'm not even really talking about yorkies, I'm mostly talking about breeds like Bulldogs, etc. That are bred with these crazy health problems for the standard.