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YorkieProud · 08-25-2010, 09:51 AM

Mixed breeds being exploited for the sole purpose of making money, I feel is the main point that most posters are trying to get across. Whether a dog is a full, mixed, champion, or not should never matter. The most important thing is that they all need and deserve our love and protection, and I can tell by your posts that you fit into that category.

YorkieProud

katienme2002 · 08-25-2010, 09:57 AM

Of course you are welcome here! I purchased Roxie as a full blooded yorkie, but plenty of people have asked me if she is mixed with silky because of her coloring, I tell them Im not sure, but regardless I love her to pieces and dont really care..Like someone else said shes half yorkie half human..haha.

Rhetts_mama · 08-25-2010, 10:05 AM

I think Chattiesmom summed it up well. It's not mixed breed dogs I have a problem with, after all, nearly all the dogs in my life have been mixes dumped by someone else. Some were healthy, others got the worst health problems of both breeds. The creation of the Labradoodle, although done with good intentions, has led to a plethora of back yard breeders who are throwing two dogs together with no thought of what exactly they are creating. Genetics is such a complicated thing even when you know long histories on your dams and sires. Too many people are breeding blindly yet selling the public on the idea that these new mixes are healthier or have/don't have certain traits without any good data to back it up.

I lump the terms "designer dogs" and "hybrids" right down there with "teacup" and "pocket pup"- marketing terms meant to sell a product to a public that may or may not be doing there homework before bringing a pup in to their home.

Reese1 · 08-25-2010, 10:26 AM

A lot of people on YT have mixed breeds! We have a Yorkie Poo ourselves!

The issue revolves more around the breeders of mixed breeds!

Nancy1999 · 08-25-2010, 10:27 AM

Great informative thread, thanks for starting it, and I hope you now can see the difference, it's not about the dogs, it's about the breeders! All dogs are lovable, but not all of them should be bred, and certainly not indiscriminately! Some purebred breeders are no better than mixed breed breeders, they are breeding their pets solely for profit! I believe we should support the best breeders we can find, when you give fanancial support to a breeder, you are telling them that you approve of their breeding program.

MyBabyFynnlie · 08-25-2010, 10:41 AM

You and Piper are so welcome here!

We're glad to have you!

Lynn WDW · 08-25-2010, 10:53 AM

I saw a yorkie/maltese at my vet's office recently. She was beautiful. Later I met the guy who owns her, told him to call me if he ever needed a new home for her.

lexipoo · 08-25-2010, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by rik20101

Is my 'designer dog' really welcome here? She is only half a yorkie after all. The designer dog threads make me kinda feel like my gorgeous little Piper is not as good as all of 'your' (an in general your, not pointing at anyone) full blooded yorkies.

1) I do not call her a Morkie on a regular basis. Really, it just saves me a few key strokes when I type but in real life I call her a yorkie/maltese mix (or vice versa). If this bothers people I will stop using the shortened name and type it all out.

2) I did not pay outrageous prices for her and I did not go to a puppymill for her. I don't feel like I have to explain where my baby came from, but I do feel very defensive when I read certain things.

3) I love her and I would love to open my home up to another yorkie mix/maltese mix.

When you see other types of mutts on the street do you ask the owners what they are mixed with? If they know exactly which two breeds made their pup do you automatically think they are horrible people? If they were made up of two mutts who were two mutts who were two mutts...etc...would they be 'better people' because they have multiple mutt lines?

I am not trying to upset anyone here...Yorkie, maltese, or mix owners alike. I guess I am just in a sensitive spot right now and wanted to get it all out.

I just wanted to say thank you for starting this post. I was having the same kind of feeling. As I must say Lexi is a "YorkiePoo" and my DH and I love her so much and honestly is just like a child to us. There isn't anywhere we go that she doesn't. We have been blessed with her love...and unlike so many of these post..the breeder sorry for lack of a better word...is wonderful. She emails about Lexi and calls and we send her pictures and give her updates. She truly is wonderful and has the kindest heart. Lexi's daddy is a beautiful Yorkie and her mommy a beautiful poodle. I don't think what she does is wrong. Lexi looks just like her daddy and acts just like him too...other then her blonde coloring.
After reading the responses from everyone it has helped me understand where you are all coming from. So thanks again for the thread and the sincere posts it truly has helped....hugs Cheryl & Lexi

misslissa · 08-25-2010, 04:41 PM

you wanna know a secret? if i had picked my puppy i would have gotten a Yorkie poo or a Morkie in my area they are cheaper and still very pretty dogs. now i love my baby boy and would not trade him for the world i just wanted to share my dirty little secret and maybe make you feel a little better

lexipoo · 08-25-2010, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by misslissa

you wanna know a secret? if i had picked my puppy i would have gotten a Yorkie poo or a Morkie in my area they are cheaper and still very pretty dogs. now i love my baby boy and would not trade him for the world i just wanted to share my dirty little secret and maybe make you feel a little better

Thanks that was sweet

So happy you have a little furbaby that is the love of your life too...aren't they wonderful...hugs

jencar98 · 08-25-2010, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by lexipoo

I just wanted to say thank you for starting this post. I was having the same kind of feeling. As I must say Lexi is a "YorkiePoo" and my DH and I love her so much and honestly is just like a child to us. There isn't anywhere we go that she doesn't. We have been blessed with her love...and unlike so many of these post..the breeder sorry for lack of a better word...is wonderful. She emails about Lexi and calls and we send her pictures and give her updates. She truly is wonderful and has the kindest heart. Lexi's daddy is a beautiful Yorkie and her mommy a beautiful poodle. I don't think what she does is wrong. Lexi looks just like her daddy and acts just like him too...other then her blonde coloring.
After reading the responses from everyone it has helped me understand where you are all coming from. So thanks again for the thread and the sincere posts it truly has helped....hugs Cheryl & Lexi

I understand about your breeder even if I don't agree with breeding mixes. We have a parti yorkie boy now, and I feel the very same way you do about our boy's breeder. Even though many here do not agree with breeding parti yorkies, and tend to lump all of the parti breeders together, I've have learned there are big differences in breeders. I've yet to come across any breeder that is as devoted to her babies as Tammy. She does truly love them as members of her family, and that is not a phrase I use often about breeders.

RachelandSadie · 08-25-2010, 05:13 PM

you are more than welcome here. my two are supposed to be purebreds, but who on earth knows for sure. in fact my male is supposed to be a purebred Silky Terrier and yet he's accepted as a yorkie just like every other member of the family. we're all a bunch of dog lovers in the long run. sure it sucks when someone takes two purebred dogs and mixes them up and sells them to the unsuscpecting public for outrageous fees. they are mixed which is totally fine, but it's not "designer" it's just mixed and they shouldn't cost more than a purebred or even truely as much as a purebred....but other than that all dogs are welcome. there is no descrimination here

not to mention i at times invite people to join that don't even have a yorkie just cause it's so darn much fun around here

Honeys Mama · 08-25-2010, 05:27 PM

Just wanted to first say, IMO, everyone is welcome here be it a mixed, partie, anything that resembles a yorkie_____. As long as YOU love them and they are treated well, that's what matters. I ALSO have to say that it's REALLY weird that.... 1. Your name is Rikki (So is mine!!! spelled the same too!) 2. You have a great dane (that was gonna be my next dog when we get a house.. APTS won't let us have more than 2 dogs...) and 3. My first dog i was looking into getting was gonna be a Morkie. But my yorkie was closer and seen her first and fell in love <3.. Anyway.. WEIRD coincidences!!!

Your baby is cute and loved, that is ALL that matters!!!!

Gennies · 08-25-2010, 05:38 PM

I so agree w/everyone here! Wanted too also share with you that both of mine are rescues so I have no idea if they have others in there too...would explain why Bijous bodys so long. LoL honestly, its the same for most rescue owners. We love them all!!! You are the perfect fit for our yt family....cause you love your babies!!!

08-25-2010, 10:05 AM	#18
Rhetts_mama Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 5,959 Blog Entries: 1	I think Chattiesmom summed it up well. It's not mixed breed dogs I have a problem with, after all, nearly all the dogs in my life have been mixes dumped by someone else. Some were healthy, others got the worst health problems of both breeds. The creation of the Labradoodle, although done with good intentions, has led to a plethora of back yard breeders who are throwing two dogs together with no thought of what exactly they are creating. Genetics is such a complicated thing even when you know long histories on your dams and sires. Too many people are breeding blindly yet selling the public on the idea that these new mixes are healthier or have/don't have certain traits without any good data to back it up. I lump the terms "designer dogs" and "hybrids" right down there with "teacup" and "pocket pup"- marketing terms meant to sell a product to a public that may or may not be doing there homework before bringing a pup in to their home. __________________ Don't get your knickers in a knot. Nothing is solved and it just makes you walk funny. Last edited by Rhetts_mama; 08-25-2010 at 10:07 AM.

08-25-2010, 10:26 AM	#19
Reese1 Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,304	A lot of people on YT have mixed breeds! We have a Yorkie Poo ourselves! The issue revolves more around the breeders of mixed breeds! __________________ Crosley Wrigley Camden

08-25-2010, 10:27 AM	#20
Nancy1999 I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 25,396 Blog Entries: 2	Great informative thread, thanks for starting it, and I hope you now can see the difference, it's not about the dogs, it's about the breeders! All dogs are lovable, but not all of them should be bred, and certainly not indiscriminately! Some purebred breeders are no better than mixed breed breeders, they are breeding their pets solely for profit! I believe we should support the best breeders we can find, when you give fanancial support to a breeder, you are telling them that you approve of their breeding program. __________________ NancyJoey Proud members of the CrAzYcLuB and YAP! ** Just Say No to Puppymills – Join YAP! Yorkshire Terrier Club of America – Breeder Referrals

08-25-2010, 10:41 AM	#21
MyBabyFynnlie Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Charlottesville, Virgina, US Posts: 806	You and Piper are so welcome here! We're glad to have you! __________________ Jessica Momma and personal assistant to Fynnlie

08-25-2010, 04:41 PM	#24
misslissa YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: canton ohio us Posts: 1,574	you wanna know a secret? if i had picked my puppy i would have gotten a Yorkie poo or a Morkie in my area they are cheaper and still very pretty dogs. now i love my baby boy and would not trade him for the world i just wanted to share my dirty little secret and maybe make you feel a little better __________________ Don't say I love you unless you mean it, but if you do say it a lot. People forget.

08-25-2010, 09:51 AM	#16
YorkieProud Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 206 Blog Entries: 6	Mixed breeds being exploited for the sole purpose of making money, I feel is the main point that most posters are trying to get across. Whether a dog is a full, mixed, champion, or not should never matter. The most important thing is that they all need and deserve our love and protection, and I can tell by your posts that you fit into that category. YorkieProud

08-25-2010, 09:57 AM	#17
katienme2002 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Somewhere Over the Rainbow Posts: 1,290	Of course you are welcome here! I purchased Roxie as a full blooded yorkie, but plenty of people have asked me if she is mixed with silky because of her coloring, I tell them Im not sure, but regardless I love her to pieces and dont really care..Like someone else said shes half yorkie half human..haha.

08-25-2010, 10:53 AM	#22
Lynn WDW YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 397	I saw a yorkie/maltese at my vet's office recently. She was beautiful. Later I met the guy who owns her, told him to call me if he ever needed a new home for her.

08-25-2010, 05:13 PM	#27
RachelandSadie No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 5,748	you are more than welcome here. my two are supposed to be purebreds, but who on earth knows for sure. in fact my male is supposed to be a purebred Silky Terrier and yet he's accepted as a yorkie just like every other member of the family. we're all a bunch of dog lovers in the long run. sure it sucks when someone takes two purebred dogs and mixes them up and sells them to the unsuscpecting public for outrageous fees. they are mixed which is totally fine, but it's not "designer" it's just mixed and they shouldn't cost more than a purebred or even truely as much as a purebred....but other than that all dogs are welcome. there is no descrimination here not to mention i at times invite people to join that don't even have a yorkie just cause it's so darn much fun around here

08-25-2010, 05:27 PM	#28
Honeys Mama Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbia SC Posts: 134	Just wanted to first say, IMO, everyone is welcome here be it a mixed, partie, anything that resembles a yorkie_____. As long as YOU love them and they are treated well, that's what matters. I ALSO have to say that it's REALLY weird that.... 1. Your name is Rikki (So is mine!!! spelled the same too!) 2. You have a great dane (that was gonna be my next dog when we get a house.. APTS won't let us have more than 2 dogs...) and 3. My first dog i was looking into getting was gonna be a Morkie. But my yorkie was closer and seen her first and fell in love <3.. Anyway.. WEIRD coincidences!!! Your baby is cute and loved, that is ALL that matters!!!! __________________ "My goal in life is 2 be as good a person as my dog thinks I am." Proud Mama to 2 Furbabies Honey & Bindi

08-25-2010, 05:38 PM	#29
Gennies Donating YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,865	I so agree w/everyone here! Wanted too also share with you that both of mine are rescues so I have no idea if they have others in there too...would explain why Bijous bodys so long. LoL honestly, its the same for most rescue owners. We love them all!!! You are the perfect fit for our yt family....cause you love your babies!!! __________________ Gennie, mommy to my two loves: Bambi & Bijou