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Originally Posted by Jkpal  I'm a dinosaur and a thousand years ago grew up on a dairy farm. When one of our dogs had puppies, those pups were all kinds of cute, with all kinds of 'dads.' And those puppies were described as Heinz 57 Variety, mutts, http:etc; we were lucky to give 'em away. Who knew we were raising 'designer' dogs in our barn?!?!! |
Lol! Where I am from that is what I remember too. Lots of free puppies and kittens...not designer dogs, mutts. Cute mutts. But mutts none the less.
Put a link to an article about Merle coloring since it was mentioned, I have read about it before and thought the auditory/vision issues that show up with Merle breedings were actually fascinating. I haven't heard of 'Merle yorkies' yet and I hope I don't. I really appreciate that we have a breed with traits I can for the most part depend on. I am grateful for our breed and I hope to keep its integrity and improve on its faults.
The Problem With Merle Coat Patterns in Dogs