Morkie breeder please!!!

[Cares4Dogs]

Although I agree with the others about allergies, I must add that my youngest is highly allergic to any dog that sheds. My sister came over recently and brought her shedder, my son's eyes swelled up within 30 minutes of being around her dog.

Interestingly, my son has never had this happen with my yorkies.

[DvlshAngel985]

Originally Posted by Cares4Dogs

Although I agree with the others about allergies, I must add that my youngest is highly allergic to any dog that sheds. My sister came over recently and brought her shedder, my son's eyes swelled up within 30 minutes of being around her dog.

Interestingly, my son has never had this happen with my yorkies.

Some are more sensitive than others. I didn't know until I was actually exposed to the different breeds of dogs that I figure out which ones I was most sensitive to.

Oh, and to the OP. Just because it's a shelter dog, doesn't mean it's origins are unknown. Many dogs that end up at shelters come from people that don't want to or can't care for them anymore. Their entire history is known. Of course there are the lovable unknowns in shelters too.

Also, breed specific rescues also have mixes of their breed available for adoption.

[Furbaby Friend]

Originally Posted by Mardelin

While this list is thoughtfully compiled. Most of these questions will not be fulfilled by a breeder that cross breeds.

Also, keep in mind you'll never find an AKC registered Morkie as AKC is only a registry for pure breds.

State or Federal Licenses are for the most part obtained by high volume breeders.

True Mardelin! It was more of a generic breeder questionnaire. I designed it to possibly catch more of the unscrupulous types if they lie about the registration to just sell the dog. If you are looking for a Morkie you should be aware that they cannot be AKC registered, so if they tell you the puppy can be, it would be a red flag. It wasn't just for the pup either. The parents should, in theory, be purebred themselves and might have registration papers, which would be good to know.

Same with the licensing. I wouldn't really want to buy from a high volume breeder personally, so I if they had answered that they did indeed have a license and ran a large facility, I would have ruled them out for myself. The questionnaire is kinda multi-dimensional in that way. ^_^

It is to be used however the person administering it sees fit and what answers they are looking for depends on the individual. I thought I would just post it as a tool for others to use if they liked for whatever purpose they liked (purebred or not, I think it works as a starting point for either).

[Marlingirl1013]

well i know i just want to get an idea of the breeder if they are good or not

[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by Marlingirl1013

well i know i just want to get an idea of the breeder if they are good or not

Keep in mind that no reputable breeder would be cross breeding. So, you'll be very hard pressed to find one that fits any of the above.

While testing the parents does give you indication that the parents do not have any life threatening afflictions, it doesn't inform you whether they are carriers of such afflictions, there is no genetic marker available that will tell you that.

With that said, Liver Shunt is a dreaded disease that is prevelant in Maltese and Yorkies, according to Dr Center's protocol; the test should be performed on a pup at 16 weeks and again at 6 months. That being said, it would be best to not obtain a pup until 16 weeks or more. X-raying hips and knees aren't valid until a minimum of 1 year of age; and OFA and CERF's until age 2. There is no cross breeder that would hold off on breeding their dogs until that age. Luxating Patella's & Collapsed Trachaea can be environmental, a breeder will not guarantee these things. Let me expand, a pup can injure their knees just by jumping. Grade Level 1 or 2 is most likely an injury. However, if a pup is at a 3 or 4 on initial examination, it's probably genetic. Another thing to remember is that pups have loose knees.

A reputable breeder will probably question you much harder than you question them. They will not let a pup go on your first visit, it's not they way they work.

[shodanusmc]

Originally Posted by Mardelin

Keep in mind that no reputable breeder would be cross breeding. So, you'll be very hard pressed to find one that fits any of the above.

While testing the parents does give you indication that the parents do not have any life threatening afflictions, it doesn't inform you whether they are carriers of such afflictions, there is no genetic marker available that will tell you that.

With that said, Liver Shunt is a dreaded disease that is prevelant in Maltese and Yorkies, according to Dr Center's protocol; the test should be performed on a pup at 16 weeks and again at 6 months. That being said, it would be best to not obtain a pup until 16 weeks or more. X-raying hips and knees aren't valid until a minimum of 1 year of age; and OFA and CERF's until age 2. There is no cross breeder that would hold off on breeding their dogs until that age. Luxating Patella's & Collapsed Trachaea can be environmental, a breeder will not guarantee these things. Let me expand, a pup can injure their knees just by jumping. Grade Level 1 or 2 is most likely an injury. However, if a pup is at a 3 or 4 on initial examination, it's probably genetic. Another thing to remember is that pups have loose knees.

A reputable breeder will probably question you much harder than you question them. They will not let a pup go on your first visit, it's not they way they work.

What Mardelin said! Totally agree.

[Reese1]

Originally Posted by Marlingirl1013

well i know i just want to get an idea of the breeder if they are good or not

If they are breeding mixes, unfortunately the answer is really no! As already pointed out.