[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by gemy

Kendra I thought your initial post of announcing a much loved and anticipated new pup was a bit "in your face" to the community here.

And in another subsequent early post "thanking those folks who bit their lips and kept their mouths shut"

I've yet to come across a post of anyone here belittling a member new or old for purchasing a cross-breed dog, aka a "mutt".

I believe that breeders be they purebred breeders, show breeders, mutt breeders, should be breeding healthy dogs, and do their utmost to insure this happens. That means to the best of your ability knowing the health problems in the lines you are breeding, doing all breed and if you are breeding "cross breeds" all the health tests on the breeding dam and sire and all the breed specific genetic and other tests available to help a breeder determine if there breeding pair is free of "x" y" or z".

Of course many, many of the aforementioned breeders do none of this. Show breeders are the most likely group to do those tests. The others are not in breeding for the betterment of the breed, what breed exactly is a mutt? Where are the breed standards for these "designer dogs". Nowhere to be found at all. Are Morkies bred to Morkies to improve and try to develop a "new breed" of dog" How many of those named designer breed dogs, just taking two "pure breds" and breeding them together willy nilly to get on the money bandwagon?

So who exactly did you support when you bought a designer dog? One who does everything possible to insure the health of the pups. Did the Parti Yorkie or Full Yorkie have at least a CHIC number, did the Maltese as well? What are the health concerns in each of their lines? Do you know? Does the breeder know?

I for one do not believe that this community belittles anyone for owing or loving a mixed breed dog, and I am saddened that you perceive it so.

Good luck and long love and enjoyment of your newest addition

Thank you for your input Gail.