All I can say on the topic of mixing breeds is that anyone who does it should be required to spend a couple of weeks in a shelter here in the Houston area or any other area with a high population.

I personally think at this point we have enough dog breeds and need to start focusing on responsible pet ownership with what we already have.

I am not against breeding responsibly ..what I think honestly is that the responsible thing to do at this point is looking at the greater good of animals rather than encouraging the public to look for all the different sizes and colors.

Just sayin' and I know it will ruffle some feathers...I hope not, but I do know the reality of it all. It is a terrible world for animals.

I remember a post years back where people were saying that you don't see the Biewers and I think Partis in shelters. We have since seen that to be an erroneous prediction. I personally had to hold a precious Biewer puppy in my arms as we assisted her to Rainbow Bridge one day...with her kissing me as she parted. I will never forget her precious face and we would have spent any amount of money to save her but her congenita l condition was so rare and not repairable...she was suffering.We called every possible specialist and she was in ICU so all the stops were pulled out. I get sick today when I walk past her picture hanging on my wall and it makes me sick to type this about her. Poor angel never had a chance for a good life. :( RIP Mindy .. precious angel

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Please, please if you comment about this...don't comment on the breeder the breeding or anything of that nature regarding precious Mindy. I am merely posting it for food for thought about all the breeding and the lack of a need for new breeds IMHO.

Now I suppose I should go where I said in my previous post.

I'm not saying that mixing breeds is OK. Just stating a fact. Yes, there are too many dogs and too few responsible dog owners in this world. I totally agree with you LadyJane. All three of my dogs are rehomes (different reasons why the original owners couldn't keep them). They are now in their forever home and I wouldn't take a million dollars for any one of them.

Oh, I didn't take you post to mean that at all. It was just that with the way it might turn here, I wanted people to just think about the big picture.

I love all pups....and like you would not take any money for any of mine and one is a mix. I fall for their personalities more than their looks. Each one is definitely and individual just like people...only the pups know about unconditional love unlike us humans. They are easier to love imo. :D

I just hate so much what is happening and it just gets worse each year it seems. Depressing.

Just recently, going back through 20-some-odd years of paperwork, I re-discovered paperwork I never realized I "lost." It was so precious—early photos from my first Yorkie, first vaccine records, etc. You are so correct—it's so exciting...picking up the new one and forgetting all the questions to ask. But, still knowing, she or he is yours. My first Yorkie ran down a driveway, right up my body and into my arms—never, ever did he do it again as long as he lived—even though I tried to get him to do it! But he was loved and HE loved more than any other ever loved or could be loved again!
You didn't do anything wrong, not asking the right questions at the time; I'm sure you could ask questions later; I was always able to do so.

Some education by the breeder prior to adoption would have prevented so much of all of it.

I just tell people schatzi is a German Yorkie...lol


They typically originated from Germany, google it and you can read all about it...


Schatzi just had her tubs tied and the vet reception did ask me what her breed was....I have no problem letting people know what she is...

Beiwer
 

I really consider a Beiwer a tri color Yorkie or coming from a Pie bald gene, which is how it was bred from that recessive gene. It may have some temperament differences, but they came from Yorkies. When people ask and don' t know what a Beiwer a terrier is, that is how I explain it. The face , ears, features are defiantly Yorkie with some white thrown in and a long tail..love it.

How ridiculous!

I can relate. I had been going to my vet in texas for about 2 years (I live in Tennessee now) and I was going to be flying to see my family for Christmas. My Capone was going to be flying with me for the first time ever, so I was a little nervous and wanted to get him some anti-anxiety medicine for the flight. when I got to the airport and was about to give him his medicine, I noticed on the bottle it said " Yorkshire Terrier Mix". Um mix????? I was insulted because I had been going there for two years and he's registered, like why would they think he's a mix? Needless to say as soon as I landed I called the vets office and had the error fixed.

I have Biewers so I know what you are saying. I hear Yorkie mix all the time.