Curious...why the mixes?
 

I know that there's a purpose for creating hybrids by mixing certain breeds, but I was curious about some of the yorkie mixes like the Morkie,Yorkie Poo, Yorkie Tzu, Chorkie, Yoranian, Yorkie Pin..

oh and Yorkie/Chi or Doxie?
I'm sure it has to do with personality, size or genetics but what specifically?

Money. So called "designer" breeds are all about the cash they can extort out of uneducated folk.:(

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And then you have the people who have that OPPS litter.

There are a lot of irresponsible people and then breeders that think it's great to mix different types of dogs.

And the breeders also don't have to use registered dogs for breeding, use dogs that are good representations of the breed, or provide registration for the offspring .... which also puts more $$ in their pocket.

Those with unregistered dogs, so they can't breed purebred AKC registered offspring, use those dogs to breed mixes to make cash money $$$.

I don't think mixing any breed is right. You are supposed to breed to better the breed and sense a mixed dog is not a breed you are not better anything you are just breeding mixed dogs that there don't need to be anymore of because there are already millions in shelters that have to be put to sleep daily. If you want a mixed breed you should adopt from a shelter. No reputable breeder breeds mixes.

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And just think! When it gets to the point that the government is using breed registeries to keep up with WHO is breeding dogs, how many they are producing, where they live, etc, so they can then go "inspect" their homes, levy outrageous "fines" or confiscate dogs for "non compliance" or to collect fees for licensing each dog as well as the home itself, people will just STOP registering their dogs! Then all you will be able to get is unregistered dogs, from unnamed sources, at undisclosed points of contact.....ooops! THAT IS A PUPPY MILL ISNT IT? THEY will continue to thrive and make tons of money, CASH ONLY TRANSACTIONS, but "reputable breeders" will cease to exist, for the most part....wanting to remain untraceable to avoid unannounced "home inspections"....

I disagree about the money because from what I have seen even a poorly bred yorkie costs more than a mixed breed, and anyone that is willing to buy a mix most likely does not care that much about AKC papers anyway. Granted the breeders of mixes just as the breeders of purebreds like to make money, but I think they breed mixes because people want them. As all of you know finding a full bred yorkie that does not cost an arm and a leg is a challenge. If you are not a show breeder and you raise yorkies then I guess you must be a profit breeder, yet people on YT say don't buy from breeders for profit, then of course most people breed out of their home, yet buying from a back yard breeder is also frowned up. Since there are not a ton of yorkie show breeders and they often go a long time between selling puppies the price is high and the wait can be long, in some instances like like with me, I wanted a male puppy and wound up with a female, then I wanted another female and wound up having to take the male, so I had to pay $1,500 for the opposite sex of what I wanted. After paying $1,800 for my last yorkie that had so many personality issues and quirks that can be common in the breed I decided that this time I was not going to spend an arm and a leg for a dog. However I wanted something similar in size and look of a yorkie, so I started searching for a mix breed. I found Lola in an on line classified ad and she was mixed with Pom, LOL I don't even like the look of a pom or their personality, but she was cute, looked similiar to a yorkie but still differnt. She was 4 months old and only $450.00. When I went to see her the lady turned out to be a broker she said she sold them for "friends" in northern MI, the dogs she had were all around 3-4 months of age, clean and looked healthy. I took a chance and gave her a post dated check and took Lola immediately to the vet for bloodwork and a check up, everything came back great so I kept her. Buying a dog is very hard because there are so many scammers out there, I am just glad that whoever decided to breed Lola did so not to make a better yorkie or Pom specimen but to just get a very good pet that could be sold affordably because that is just what a lot of people want. So far Lola has turned out to be the best dog I have ever had, my husband thinks that by mixing breeds it evens out some of their temperament and issues, I am not sure if that is true but I often here people say how much better tempered a mutt is and how often there are less health issues. As much as one might like to claim Lola is a designer mix, she really is just a little mutt, and I am so lucky she is my little mutt :love::animal36:love:

And a beautiful one indeed. You lucked out having her be very healthy. She's a total princess. :aimeeyork

Mine is a 'dorkie' yorkie/daschund, and was an 'oops.'

He's got the face of a yorkie, a coat like a yorkie (hair, not fur) but shorter-it looks like he's been trimmed. He's got a hybrid bark-the deep warning bark of a doxie when necessary, but 'talks' (squeaks) like a yorkie. He's got a mostly yorkie personality, but that stubborn streak of a doxie.

I wouldnt ever do it on purpose, but I do think he is a good mix.

I have seen mixes sell for lots more than purebreds though. Your baby is adorable by the way.

That does sound like a good mix especially with the shorter hair and he's a cutie!

That is really what made me start thinking....seeing the mixes priced as much or more than purebred Yorkies. Some of them are absolutely adorable, but I feel like they shouldn't be priced as high.

I hate the idea of designer breeds, Yorkie or otherwise. It is just another way of getting money from people who dont know what the meaning of a pure breed is. Its just another excuse for irresponsible people to not have their animals spade or neutered. If there are people out there that are willing to pay for a a rediculous amount of money for a "Designer" dog than youre going to have unexperienced people breeding willly nilly with this one, that one and any other one.

Slap a fancy name on it and there ya go. Anything to make a a few hundred dollar. In my opinion they are still just a mutts, just with a fancy name!

Dont get me wrong... I love dogs of all kinds. I've had pure breed and non pure breed dogs my entire life. But for someone to take a mutt and give it a fancy name in order to con people out of their money is a total rip off !