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Originally Posted by maci_mace  I also am TOTALLY fine that Kendra announced the arrival of her Morkie and that she is excited. BUT she didn't have to flaunt that it was from an "amazing" breeder, whom yes, may be one of the best out there, idk. But for the sake of other people who are less educated and now may go out and seek a BYB for a "designer mix", it did sound more like a flaunt/support of mix breeders by the title. |
I can see your point.... But in no way was that my intention. I wasnt purposely looking for a "designer" "mix" pup. Again, we were actually waiting on a litter of purebred akc yorkie pups who happened to be parti colored. She (even though perhaps morally and ethically wrong) had also bred the same parti yorkie daddy as a request with a Maltese. She only has a litter about once a year, but it just so happened that she had both of these. The two boys (purebred parti yorkie and the morkie) look almost identical. We decided to take the morkie... I can't tell you why...my heart told me to. She isn't advertising these pups and isn't selling them for a small fortune like most I have seen do. I'm not saying she is the BESt breeder, however I do feel like she does the testing and really cares about her babies.
As far as rescues go... We did look. We have been in contact with the local shelters for a small breed dog. In the past several months, they haven't gotten anything I thought would be a fit for my others. Bevo is terrified of any dog larger than him. I wanted to make sure our new addition would not be much bigger than him. I live in the Texas panhandle. Middle of nowhere.... The bigger cities that have tons of rescues like Dallas, Oklahoma city, etc are all about 5-6 hours away. Could I have driven? I could have....maybe I should have. I wish I could take in all these blues that have been born recently too...and I've even offered. Perhaps I made a morally bad decision, but I'm going to stick with my decision and know that this particular mix will never be re-homed or ever find himself in a shelter.
We are excited. He will be loved.