Originally Posted by dskeeter1983

hey i will lgo look for it again and give it to you.

Originally Posted by minniemn

I realize there are a lot of animals in shelters- mostly mixes correct?

I believe the reason for that is because purebreds have their own rescues, which keeps them out of shelters, but leaves many purebreds needing a home.

So I guess if we are going to say, don't breed a mix, we also better say, don't breed a purebred dog either, until all the rescues no longer have dogs.

It isn't only mixes that end up homeless- have you looked at the yorkie rescues lately?? my oh my there are a lot of yorkies needing homes.

So I say this- if you are going to say no to mixing, then you also better be saying no to breeding purebred dogs also....

We have a no kill shelter in our town, I have been there many times, we adopted a cat from there, but we had gone to look at dogs also.

I asked them, why are there no purebreds? except a few larger purebred dogs (labs mostly) they told me that the rescues for each type of purebred dog calls, and comes and gets them.

So I think it is unfair to continue to point people to shelters, but yet support breeding yorkies... since the yorkie rescues are full of purebred yorkies.

I would imagine that then all of those opposed to breeding mixes, and point people to shelters are also opposed to breeding purebreds and have gotten all their yorkies from rescues (yorkie rescues) right?

Until this happens, (no more breeding yorkies until all rescues are empty) then I see no reason for preaching "shelters" unless you yourself are also helping the homeless yorkies also (and I don't mean by donating money) I mean by opening up your home to them, and no longer breeding them.

Originally Posted by JeanieK

Well the book I read, which is known to be written by the leading authority on yorkies, said that yorkies came for mixing other terriers, never a maltese. So I'd like the name of the book, and I like to know where, those who posted that on the web, got their information. Probably from the same book. Don't believe everything you read, unless it is written by an authority.

Originally Posted by mustangbee

Thanks, I'd love to read it. I love the Yorkie Breed, I will never be a Breeder, but I do like to learn everything I can about them.

Originally Posted by JeanieK

Well the book I read, which is known to be written by the leading authority on yorkies, said that yorkies came for mixing other terriers, never a maltese. So I'd like the name of the book, and I like to know where, those who posted that on the web, got their information. Probably from the same book. Don't believe everything you read, unless it is written by an authority.

Originally Posted by dskeeter1983

did you know that a maltese is a terrier? well it is and I do own one and i have done a lot af research a maltese's

Originally Posted by dskeeter1983

Family : Terrier
Place of orgin : England
Date of orgin: 1800
primary current function : companion

The Yorkshire terrier is a breed that is puposeful mix of other terriers most likely including the Waterside terrier , Clydesdale Terrier , Paisley Terrier , Rough coated English Black and Tan terrier , and perhaps The Skye terrier , Dandie Terrier , and Maltese terreir.The water haired Terrier a small long haired that is blue and grey in color , the most prominate breed in the modern yorkshire terrier.
that is just part of what i read I printed it out.

Originally Posted by JeanieK

Well it wasn't one of the terriers that was used to create the yorkshire. There was a Scotch Terrier, named Crab, A Skye Terrier, named Kitty, and an Old English Terrier. Sorry but no Maltese.

When you do research, especially on the net, you must also research the writer. Cause I could go on the web and post that Yorkies came from pitt bulls, which BTW are also terriers.

Originally Posted by dskeeter1983

yes i know this And i know the site where you got that fom because i have the exact same discription right here in front of me.

that is why i brought it up not to start issues but to find out what other's new and what i did not know.

Originally Posted by dskeeter1983

www.pupsonline.com/history.html

www.doggroups.com/breeds/item/32

here is two websites that stat this but there is absolutely no proof of what these dogs history's are lack of technoligy back then