Yes, I certainly hope it continues as well. I think I misworded what I was getting at..when I read back over it, it certainly doesn't sound right to me either. I didn't mean that there were no Yorkies in shelters...because their certainly are.
I meant more in comparison/ratio to other breeds or combinations thereof.
And again, you have to consider where the Yorkies are coming from? What kind of reputation do the breeders that are producing them have?
Also, if you are basing things off of strictly just the Yorkies reported on this site, that is a VERY low ratio in comparison to every dog that lands in a shelter.

In any case, that's not really my concern in regards to the subject matter here as far as I don't automatically revert to the 'adopt from a shelter' mentality when breeding mutts is brought up, so it's really a moot point. :)

haha your so funny... this is a yorkie forum?? really??? Thanks for the heads up :cool:

other that what I read in the rescue forum I dont have any other "facts"... sorry I guess I should of posted a ton of links backing up the question I asked..;)

I knew what you meant..;).

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I see you have 8 furkids are they all from shelters/rescues? Just wondering... :)


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I believe if you go back, you will read what I wrote about biewers. YES, I will be breeding back to a biewer. Like I said, everyone has their own opinions, my opinion is to breed back to improve the breed, but, I also know not everyone has the same beliefs, and whos to say who's right and whos wrong? I'm not the one person that should judge. What the op does is up to her. She is her own person and can decide for herself what she wants to do
Exactly! And after you do that do you want people to start breeding Biewers with other breeds, such as rat terriers? Or Schnauzers? Or hey how about a Chi? Just wondering... :)

You're right we can't make anyone do or not do something but we can try to get them to see the other side of the situation that they're considering. Mindsets have to be changed before things actually change. Do you have any suggestions on how to do this? :)

What made the Yorkie? More than one breed were bred to develop it. A mutt? I think not.
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As with many other breeds, there is some doubt as to the exact origin of the Yorkshire Terrier. The most popular theory is that the Yorkie is the product of crossbreeding between various English and Scottish Terriers, particularly the Waterside Terrier.
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So it takes breeding of two different dogs to create the purebreds we have today?

Mutts are supposedly called mutts because parentage is unkown. Shorkies, morkies whatever are crossbreds, but the parents are known.
Who is to say that someday a Shorkie won't be recognized by the AKC? After all it took 2 or more different breeds to develop our pure breeds today.

I own a Shorkie, which their is also a Shorkie Club of America like the biewers, (sp). But are they accepted into the AKC?? No
Golden Retrievers were my life long dog. I know what breeding to better the breed means. I bred show dogs, trying to to breed closest to the standard in Confirmation.
I am now retired and moved into a small retirement village. I now own a Shorkie and am glad I do.
But cuteness alone does not warrant buying one. Most important are health of the parents, and testing. And reading about both breeds that developed the Shorkie.
Research first. Then make the decision.
Also, there is no way a breeder could positively know that their dog will not end up in a shelter one day. If only we could be certain, but it's impossible. A breeder can only do the best that they can for their pups. And hope they made the right decisions in picking a responsible buyer.

LOL Your guess is as good as mine!

no not all of them, 3 of them are..:D all of my dogs growing up but 2 were shelters dogs and one of the ones I adopted was a very pregnant female that had 8 puppies less than a week of adopting her and Im happy to say that none of her pups ended up in shelters and all were spayed/neutered. Oh and yes all of my current animals are spayed and neutered. :animal36 except for my daughters rabbit..
Anything else???

Exactly! And after you do that do you want people to start breeding Biewers with other breeds, such as [COLOR=green! important][COLOR=green! important]rat [COLOR=green! important]terriers[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR]
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? Or Schnauzers? Or hey how about a Chi? Just wondering... :)
I will be selling on limited registration so this won't happen. Like I said, I have my own beliefs when it comes to me doing things, but, I know that other people have their own ideas. I know a few breeders on another site I was on, and a lot of them breed mixes. That doesn't mean I have to agree with it. I have just found, it doesn't do any good to say "no" don't do it, because people are going to do what they want

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technically.. yes most of my animals were adopted or from rescues.. not that it matters but I will do a run down for ya..;)

all 3 of my cats are rescues
my sheltie was taken back from his breeder because he was being beaten by his owners.. I adopted him from her...
Tucker.. my yorkie poo came from a friend..
paid for my toy poodle and my beagle.
:)

great!! :D

Excellent detective work and exactly what I do when it comes to posting in threads like this one. It is very easy to be pulled in and lead in the wrong directions. I try to not allow myself to be made a fool in situations like these.

LOL see, this is the way it should be. We can all disagree, but, should still continue to like eachother. kind of like my marriage:D