Yorkie-poo's... Yay or Nay
 

I have a 3 yr old female toy poodle who weighs about 4 1/2 lbs. I have thought about breeding her to my 2 1/2 lb yorkie when he gets old enough but i'm not sure if I want to or not. 1, she is small but he is alot smaller, and 2. I haven't seen alot of them and I don't know what they look like. If I do breed her, it wil be for myself.. I mean, I would keep the pups for myself. She would probably only have one or two tops.. Anyway, I have experience with breeding and it would only be a one time thing.. i just don't know what to do. Most of the yorkie poos I have seen pretty much look just like yorkies which seems to defeat the purpose.. ANy advice??? The attatched picture is Pottsy a few months ago. He isn't any bigger now.

Just my opinon but with all the pups in the rescues and shelters in this world if you desperately want a mixed breed then I would say start there. The risks to your own babies is too great in my mind for the gain. What if she were to have six pups? It would be impossible for you to keep them all and that's just putting more puppies into an already overcrowed world where wonderful animals are being euthanized daily because there's just no homes. I would say, have them fixed and enjoy your furbabies and leave the puppies to the purebreds who will further the breed.

You can go to puppyfind.com and put in yorkiepoos, they all look different.
I have seen a lot of cute yorkie mixes, and a lot of people love the mixes. A lot of them in here have morkies, and I have also seen some cute shorkies. Most people are going to tell you now, since you asked. I don't tell anyone what they should or shouldn't breed. Guess you'll have to go with your heart on this one

ya, i know. I am not going to let the pups, if she did have them, go to shelters. And I could almost guarantee she isn't going to have six pups. I had an almost 7 lbs yorkie female that had 5 pups, one died. This little girl is 4 lbs. But, I'm not sure if I wll even do it or not. She's had a litter before of yorkie poo's before I got her and the lady that had her before said she had 2 pups and they were the cutest thing ever. So who knows. I will have plenty of time deciding anyway because my boy is only 5 months old.

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I know what you're saying but then again, the over population of all dogs is ridiculous, but that doesn't seem to stop people from breedig or buying yorkies. I talked to a lady today that has a yorkie in a small rescue she operates, and she said no one wants him because he weighs ten pounds. How sad. I love yorkies, but i love all dogs as well. The sad thing is, people would rather pay 1,000 dollars for a yorkie pup than go to a shelter or rescue to get a full grown dog or a mixed breed. I had one litter of yorkie pups and had a somewhat difficult time selling them. I was living with a friend at the time, or I would have kept all of them. I recently moved into my own place, however, and can have my own pets. I do not want to be responsible for pet overpopulation, but as long as their are people out there, like many on YT, no offence, there will always be that risk of it happening. Most ppl I have met on here seem to be responsible pet owners/breeders, but I have seen it happen too many times when a person will spend the cash on a yorkie and it still ends up in a shelter. In my opinion it doesnt matter if the pups are mixed breeds or purebreds. People still get sick of the responsibility of owning a dog and it has happened to every breed I know of. My question is, I hear alot of people saying that you should adopt from a rescue, etc.. and alot of people on here do, but lets face it, I guarantee that most of the folks on here preaching about dogs being left to die in shelters didn't adopt from a rescue. They seen a cute puppy on a nice little ad and paid $500 plus for it from a breeder. So, why is this??? There are many responsible breeders out there.. But no matter how much screening they do or whether they do spay /neuter contracts, that still doesn't guarantee a dog will stay out of a sheter. I see many breeders who ship. So do these breeders fly cross country every few months to check on the condition of their dogs? No... they don't .. They might make phone calls or keep in touch through emails but that's no proof that a dog is safe. I'm sure I will get a few negative replies about this post, but it's the truth . While responsible breeding may curve the over population of dogs, it does not prevent it...

And don't get me wrong. i do agree with you and I have thought about this many times. I just wanted them for my own enjoyment. I probably won't do it, it was jst a thought. If I lived on a farm and had a nice big yard where I could have all the animals I wanted, I would totally dedicate my life to rescuing dogs of all breeds.

I have a Shorkie. And I love her. She's almost 5 months and 3 pounds. Yorkie-poos are very popular. Just type yorkie poo in your browser and a lot will pop up.
However, I wouldn't breed just for the sake of seeing what they turn out to be. That would be a poor reason. You won't have a problem with finding forever homes.

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OK, I'm just wondering what you're looking for here. :confused: In your original post you were asking for advice. Why are you asking for advice if you don't want to hear the answers? I kind of get the idea that you bought this gal with breeding already in your mind - is that right?

Then you respond about the overpopulation of dogs by saying "While responsible breeding may curve the over population of dogs, it does not prevent it..." So where/how do we start to control the overpoplulation if it isn't with responsible breeding? :rolleyes: I don't understand what you're getting at with this comment. I'm sorry this doesn't even make sense to me. :confused:

This is a hot topic on this board. Many people on here are very against cross breeding.
That being said, I have a yorkie poo.. he is wonderful. His mom was a 4 pound toy poodle and his dad was a 4 pound yorkie poo. Other than his coloring, he looks and acts just like a yorkie. His mom had 3 pups, one died 2 days after it was born. If you decided to breed I dont think that your female would have more than 2 pups. I have seen alot of yorkie poos and they all look diffferent. Tuckers brother looks just like the mom but different coloring.
Its a tough decison that really only you can make. :)
Good luckl!!
I have pics him from the time he was 1 day old if your interested to see what they look like. :)

It is my understanding that you aren't suppose to breed a female dog that is less than 5 lbs? Am I wrong?

Yes, that's kind of wrong. You have to look at the structure of the dog you're breeding. Now, don't get me wrong, I would never breed a 1 lb dog, but, there are some 4 or 4 1/2 lb dogs that would do fine

You're asking for my opinion and my opinion is you shouldn't. Not because I'm against mixing breeds, per say. I just think there's so many in shelters that need rescued and SO many more breeders out there. And you're absolutely right - most people don't practice what they preach. I would love for my next dog to be a shelter dog but the thing is... it can actually be a very difficult process to adopt. I've applied for 2 dogs now and one was just because there had already been five applicants before mine. But I think organizations automatically turn away from me because I'm "only" 19 years old. Yes, my life will be changing a lot in the next few years but the love for my animals will always be there. I'm mature for my age, my living situation is good, but anyways... just saying, sometimes it is "easier" to go to a breeder or find an ad online. Doesn't always make it right. Jackson is the best thing that could've happened in my life and I purchased him for $550 from an "accidental" breeding in Baltimore City. Honestly, it probably wasn't accidential. But oh well. He's way larger than standard, etc, but I love him and wouldn't want him any other way. He's totally taken over my life =P In a good way. Anyways!! I'm rambling! I guess if you are going to keep them for yourself, that's different. But how can you be SURE she will only have 1-2 puppies? Can you care for more if, by chance, she has 3?