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08-02-2012, 06:05 PM | #31 | |
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There are lots of dogs in shelters and if you adobt one I think it is great, but not everyone is approved to adopt or many people are not cut out for the issues that can come with shelter dogs. So it goes without saying a lot of people want puppies, should that not be allowed, should that be outlawed. So where are they supposed to go for dogs, what if they don't want to shell out the money for a dog from a show breeder, what's left, are there really many breeders out there willing to do it for fun and make no money. If you have healthy dogs that are not the same breed is it more of a crime to breed them than two healthy so so looking purebreds, I really don't see the difference. IMHO it is up to the buyer to sort through the abundant info out there and get a dog that suits there need regardless if it is a mutt or a purbred
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08-02-2012, 06:18 PM | #32 | |
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I actually went to look at a female yorkie puppy of a local breeder just last weekend. It was clear upon pulling into the driveway & seeing some of the dogs in the fenced front yard, that she had poor quality breeding stock. Her puppies came with AKC papers, but it was obvious she was a BYB and was just breeding whatever dogs she had for the cash from the sale of puppies. It was night & day from the home & breeder that ZoE came from, but ZoE is not breed standard either! (she's a teapot ) But, she definately looks like a yorkie, and has the terrier temperament, and has an excellent health guarantee and a breeder who's still there as support a year & a half after the sale.
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08-02-2012, 07:28 PM | #33 |
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| Definition of FREE ENTERPRISE :" freedom of private business to organize and operate for profit in a competitive system without interference by government beyond regulation necessary to protect public interest and keep the national economy in balance." What is something actually worth? As much as someone is willing to pay for it! Fortunately, in this country, anyone can pay whatever THEY think the product is worth to them. So, if anyone wants to pay $30.00 or $3000.00 for a dog, a cat, a goat...whatever...if that animal is important enough, and desirable enough to THAT person, and they have the where-with-all to fork over the amount, that is a freedom they have not had taken away....there are no "Price Regulators" running around (YET!!!), dictating how much someone can charge for their product, or what someone is allowed to pay for that product!!! (We are not talking about price gouging on items people MUST buy during emergency situations, etc.) If someone crosses a hamster and a Yorkie, says it costs $3000.00 to own one of these "Yorksters", and Joe thinks it is the cutest thing he has ever seen and has the money to buy it, Joe is not being forced to buy this product...he WANTS the Yorkster, and he will pay the price for it.....if I dont like people doing this, and I think Joe is getting skrwed, that is MY right to think that...but it is NOT my right to try to STOP whoever, from charging whatever the public is WILLING to pay to own that product! IF NO ONE LIKES YORKSTERS, AND NO ONE BUYS THEM, THE PRICE WILL PLUMMET, AND THEY PROBABLY WILL NOT BE PRODUCED ANYMORE! (I personally do not like breeding mixes...the pounds and rescues are full of mixes....they are none the less, great little animals, adorable and loving and smart, no less so than any purebreds, and I grew up owning many mixes....never knew dogs were intentionally bred and puppies came with papers....and if I was wanting a mix breed, and I wnted to travel to the Hamptons and buy it from a Kennedy, and they were charging thousands of dollars for it, if I wanted the right to say MY dog came from a Kennedy, from the Hamptons, then I would pay that amount for the freedom to do that! If that was not important to me, I would go to the pound, and save a precious little soul that was looking at their last day on Earth....My intention here is not to defend "greeders" or puppy mills or anyone that does horrible things to animals...I simply do not believe what people pay for something or what people charge for a product, should be regulated and dictated by anyone else. The demand for the product is what should be the driving force of price control. I believe in free enterprise...... |
08-02-2012, 07:39 PM | #34 |
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| I have 2 full blood AKC yorkies. I also have a maltese/yorkie and a shih tzu/yorkie. All 4 are spayed/neutered. Does it matter to me that 2 are purebred....no. I love them all the same. I see both sides. But, I wouldnt trade my mutts for anything is this world!
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08-03-2012, 07:47 AM | #35 |
Senior Yorkie Talker | So, to be specific about your pups...... was the Maltese and Shi Tzu bred with yorkies for appearance of one and the temperament of the other (or maybe some other mix of qualities) . I know there are breeders who mix them for more moneyand there are "oops litters " but I believe some of them do it for a real purpose and I was curious as to why (like the first labradoodles were bred to get an intelligent "hypo-allergenic" guidedog (I believe this is correct-been a while since I read about that).
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08-03-2012, 07:57 AM | #36 | |
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08-03-2012, 01:28 PM | #37 |
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| WHY do people breed mixed breed puppies ? Some intentional mixed breedings are done because, people think they will be cute and/ or to make money by selling the pups. Less often pure breed dogs of different types are mixed because the breeder is trying to improve health, by eliminating some genetic fault or predisposition to a disease. Even more rare, is a breeder that is trying to create a new breed altogether. Creating a new breed takes many generations of excellent record keeping, and testing. A breed becomes a new breed when all the dogs born have certain consistent traits EVERY time. A true understanding of genetics and scientific research is needed.
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08-03-2012, 03:30 PM | #38 |
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| Fwiw IMO It's is $$. I 've seen Larbradoodles go for $2k. The Sire and bitch weren't even good standard quality. I'm seen Standard Poodles Champions with health checks all the good stuff and records of breeding go for 1/2 that. Yes good Laradoodles are getting there own breeding system going. But as with purebred and mixes theres bad breeders and good breeders. I just like the history and health of my pups. And I like Yorkies. |
08-03-2012, 05:11 PM | #39 |
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| First off, I want to say that I have absolutely NO problem with mixed breed dogs/mutts. Some of them are amazing dogs. I might consider owning one eventually. That being said, it annoys me to no end when people try to brag about their "purebred" morkie-shih-poo-spaniel. I don't really understand the hype about designer dogs myself, but I guess you can sell anything that's "rare" with a fancy name. The only reason that they even exist is because bad breeders can buy cheap dogs that don't apply to the the breed standard, mix them, get cute puppies, and charge a fortune for them. (I mean, who can resist the little puppy face?) You can have a Yorkie-poo because you want a compromise between Yorkies and poodles, but you have to understand that a mixed breed's traits and temperament can be somewhat unpredictable. (They could act/look like either breed. One breed's traits might not show up at all.) I'm not saying that purebred dogs are better (or worse) than mixed breeds, but they're much more predictable in potential health issues, color, and size. So in conclusion, I think designer dogs are ripoffs, and you're better off at a shelter looking for a mixed breed.
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08-04-2012, 03:50 AM | #40 |
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| ^^ agree^^. Mixed dogs are cool but paying an arm and a leg. And not getting the history,checkups and everything else that comes with a purebreed isn't worth double the $$?? IMO. Sure they can sell to make $$ but the prices I've seen are ridiculous. Guess ppl will pay. Fwiw some mixed breed dogs I have when I was growing up were some of the coolest smarted dogs I've have. Last edited by ironmike86; 08-04-2012 at 03:51 AM. |
08-04-2012, 04:22 AM | #41 |
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| I sort of posed a question earlier, but I will rephrase it, if someone one wants a non show quality but decent looking yorkie puppy (not rescue) or something similar but can't spend more than $500.00 where should they look? Is it to much to expect to get a healthy dog for around $500.00 I used to think perhaps a mix was the answer but now I hear they are selling for an arm and a leg as well, that was not the case when I bought Lola but perhaps that has changed.
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08-04-2012, 06:27 AM | #42 | |
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08-04-2012, 10:03 AM | #43 | |
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08-04-2012, 10:09 AM | #44 | |
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08-04-2012, 10:22 AM | #45 |
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| I paid a whopping $200 for my yorkie mix. I don't have a problem with mixes. I have a problem with the breeders who are trying to glamourize mixes and making a fortune off of them.
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