Originally Posted by Beamers Mom (Post 3293456)

he could get a Silvigator???

Originally Posted by BamaFan121s (Post 3293549)

That sounds horrible! Is it contagious?

Originally Posted by BamaFan121s (Post 3293428)

Apparently it does. I hope your gold crown doesn't weigh down your head today. ;)

Originally Posted by megansmomma (Post 3293261)

Let me begin my saying that I too have 2 "Morkies" Yorkie/Maltese mixes. But unlike you mine are both rescues. Doodlebug was a puppy when I brought him home from the rescue. His mom was purchased at a puppymill auction and he was born at the rescue. Bogey is also a Yorkie/Maltese mix and from a shelter. He was a little over a year old when be became part of our family. Although they are both Morkies they are as different as they could possibly be. Bogey is blonde with dark brown eyes and a silkie coat. Dbug has black eyes and an almost white cottony coat. When you mix the two breeds you never know what the end result will be. Now we add your little Belle who looks nothing like my two. She is adorable but now we are adding another color combination to the Morkie "breed" with her black and white coloring.

There is a breed standard that all reputable breeders adhere to when having a litter of puppies. They do not just throw together a male and female and hope for the best. When someone breeds a mix that is exactly what they are doing. Hoping for cute puppies. But truth be told there is no way to tell what the final look of a puppy will be. Perfect example would be to just looking at all 3 of our Morkies the variation is huge!

I think the question would be other than the money factor why is the woman that breeds Morkies and sells them in the local paper doing so? The only reason is money~unless she gave you Belle for FREE that is her purpose. Someone is willing to pay her $$$ for these cute puppies so she is filling the demand. But really all that is doing is making her a BYBer earning a buck of her dogs. Then add to that she just uses the females for 2 yrs worth of puppies and rehomes them. To me that is just very sad. They are only her money making machines and when their time is up off they go and the next one is put into its place :( What you described in a BYBer and someone that I personally would not only not purchase a puppy from but also not recommend. It doesn't matter if you have a 2 year health guarantee or a forever return policy. I wonder what would happen if someone tried to collect?

Reputable breeders take two pure bred AKC registered dogs with the best qualities to try to achieve the perfect specimens of that breed. Someone who is mixing to make puppies could not have high quality dogs since a good breeder would never allow that to happen with their lines. I personally would want to know where her dogs came from to not have a spay/neuter contract in place.

There might have been a time that I would not have thought it was wrong to purposely mix breeds to make puppies. But in the past few years I have become very aware of all the dogs that are produced in this country and are PTS every year. Our shelters are over run with abandoned and unwanted animals.

Like I said before, I believe that if you want a Morkie you should adopt from a rescue or shelter. I do not feel that any of my three are inferior to other members pups on YT. Some of the best show breeders in the country that are right here on YT have told me that my dogs are pretty. I know they are not show quality but they sure are not any different than many of the other Yorkies and mixes on this forum! They are loved and care for unconditionally just like the love they bring to my life. There are plenty that need home and are dying because they do not have one. I truly hope that you take something from my words today regarding ethical breeding practices. This is the way that I learned to love the breed and support responsible and ethical breeding practices. :)

Here are pictures of my boys~:luvu:

Doodlebug is first and Bogey is second.

Originally Posted by Ringo1 (Post 3294319)

I think it's really hard for yorkie lovers to respond to this question. Yes, we love Morkies and people with morkies, too. However, most feel that there are too many mixed breeds,unwanted, in shelters. So they direct folks to a shelter or a rescue for their mixed breed pup.

They cannot recommend a reputable breeder for a mixed breed pup because that is the OPPOSITE of what a reputable YORKIE breeder is striving for.

So, if you come here already owning your Morkie or Shorkie, you will be embraced and we will oooh and aaah over your little cute one; just like everyone else. We'll respond to your posts and requests or offers of advice; just like everyone else. We will not think you are lesser than anyone else. Period.

But if you come here asking for advice on where to purchase a designer dog; there is no way to point you to a reputable breeder. So most of the responses are going to be . . . check a shelter or rescue.

Originally Posted by megansmomma (Post 3293261)

Let me begin my saying that I too have 2 "Morkies" Yorkie/Maltese mixes. But unlike you mine are both rescues. Doodlebug was a puppy when I brought him home from the rescue. His mom was purchased at a puppymill auction and he was born at the rescue. Bogey is also a Yorkie/Maltese mix and from a shelter. He was a little over a year old when be became part of our family. Although they are both Morkies they are as different as they could possibly be. Bogey is blonde with dark brown eyes and a silkie coat. Dbug has black eyes and an almost white cottony coat. When you mix the two breeds you never know what the end result will be. Now we add your little Belle who looks nothing like my two. She is adorable but now we are adding another color combination to the Morkie "breed" with her black and white coloring.

There is a breed standard that all reputable breeders adhere to when having a litter of puppies. They do not just throw together a male and female and hope for the best. When someone breeds a mix that is exactly what they are doing. Hoping for cute puppies. But truth be told there is no way to tell what the final look of a puppy will be. Perfect example would be to just looking at all 3 of our Morkies the variation is huge!

I think the question would be other than the money factor why is the woman that breeds Morkies and sells them in the local paper doing so? The only reason is money~unless she gave you Belle for FREE that is her purpose. Someone is willing to pay her $$$ for these cute puppies so she is filling the demand. But really all that is doing is making her a BYBer earning a buck of her dogs. Then add to that she just uses the females for 2 yrs worth of puppies and rehomes them. To me that is just very sad. They are only her money making machines and when their time is up off they go and the next one is put into its place :( What you described in a BYBer and someone that I personally would not only not purchase a puppy from but also not recommend. It doesn't matter if you have a 2 year health guarantee or a forever return policy. I wonder what would happen if someone tried to collect?

Reputable breeders take two pure bred AKC registered dogs with the best qualities to try to achieve the perfect specimens of that breed. Someone who is mixing to make puppies could not have high quality dogs since a good breeder would never allow that to happen with their lines. I personally would want to know where her dogs came from to not have a spay/neuter contract in place.

There might have been a time that I would not have thought it was wrong to purposely mix breeds to make puppies. But in the past few years I have become very aware of all the dogs that are produced in this country and are PTS every year. Our shelters are over run with abandoned and unwanted animals.

Like I said before, I believe that if you want a Morkie you should adopt from a rescue or shelter. I do not feel that any of my three are inferior to other members pups on YT. Some of the best show breeders in the country that are right here on YT have told me that my dogs are pretty. I know they are not show quality but they sure are not any different than many of the other Yorkies and mixes on this forum! They are loved and care for unconditionally just like the love they bring to my life. There are plenty that need home and are dying because they do not have one. I truly hope that you take something from my words today regarding ethical breeding practices. This is the way that I learned to love the breed and support responsible and ethical breeding practices. :)

Here are pictures of my boys~:luvu:

Doodlebug is first and Bogey is second.

Originally Posted by pau_k (Post 3293079)

to some people: if u dont wanna help me just dont write anything, i think there is nothing wrong with morkies, they as as good as yorkie or other breed, maybe 200years ago yorkie wasnt a pure breed , whatever, just dont answer qustions if u want to be mean.

Originally Posted by angeleyes (Post 3295075)

Excuse me, but where in my post did I ever mention "rehoming" The females are a permanent part of her family who are loved as if they were the only one she has. They are in their forever home which is where a any puppy or dog belongs. We did try the shelters and the forster homes but there are not alot to offer around here. I would never take a dog into my home unless it was to be the forever home. How would you explain to that puppy why you don't want it anymore? Please read before you reply. I would never have purchased a puppy from a breeder who used the female then got rid of it. Belle has been back several times to see both her mother and father.

Originally Posted by pau_k (Post 3293079)

to some people: if u dont wanna help me just dont write anything, i think there is nothing wrong with morkies, they as as good as yorkie or other breed, maybe 200years ago yorkie wasnt a pure breed , whatever, just dont answer qustions if u want to be mean.