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Originally Posted by yorkipower Unfortunatly, many petshop/puppy mill Yorkies look very much like Silkys. There’s some reasonable speculation that this is because these so-called Yorkies are actually Silky crosses. A Silky can have more pups more easily because of its relatively larger size. This makes them more desirable to people who want to mass produce puppies. |
Glad you brought this up. It is a fairly common practice for millers and or unscrupulous breeders to crossbreed certain breeds intentionally. It's common for Maltese to be breed with Bichons Frise, and Yorkies to be mixed with a Silky Terriers or Australian Terriers. The reasoning behind this is because as yorkie power pointed out the females are bigger and can or may produce more pups and the risk factor for complications is lower like c-sections, maternal death, etc. So it's less of a risk, less out of pocket expense and possibly larger litters which means more profit for them.