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Originally Posted by mojo5569 I think that there are alot of people who want a smaller dog for a pet but dont want to spend a thousand dollars on one. having 2 smaller breeds mix would make it affordable to those who just want a companion. you can rarely find smaller dogs in shelters i know i have never seen them in one and when i have asked they tell me once they get them in they get a new home right away. so i dont think mixing breeds is a horrible thing but it shouldnt be over done either. |
First of all, thank you for speaking up. I know it's hard to go against what seems to be the flow of a thread. I didn't consider the fact that maybe some people are buying them because they are cheaper. I agree with you that it's allot more cost-effective to have 2 mixes as pets. Thank you for opening my eyes to that aspect. I am curious though... what do you think when these mixes start exceeding the price of a purebred, akc, champion bloodline dog? Such as the puggles? I've seen them sell for up to $1200.
I looked around at shelters for my first yorkie as well. They told me the same thing, but I did see a 4 lb pure maltese while I was there. That is a GREAT thing that yorkies are hard to find in shelters though. It does depend on the area though. But doesn't that mean that people who come there looking for a small dog MIGHT end up leaving with a black lab or such? Or isn't it more likely that the yorkies with health problems at rescues are more likely to become adopted? Those are all good things about the shelter not having very many small dogs at the moment.
I am very sure that there are some people out there who are fantastic mixed yorkie poo breeders and such. But I believe that with this trend more backyard breeders are going to pick up on it since the prices here are so high. People have attendency to overdo things.
I do wish that people looking for a mixed breed would look in the shelter first like you did! That would help out allot. It's just that allot of people are looking to have the cutest and coolest dog on the block. Thank you so much for the input though, I really appreciate it and look forward to your posts.