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Reputable Morkie Breeder in or near Colorado? I'm not sure this is the right place to ask this question. My yorkie of 14.5 years died in June. I decided to try a morkie because my yorkie had collapsing trachea, patella, and eventually died of heart failure (but he lived a long, active happy life!). I thought a mixed breed might be heartier and hot a morkie. My little Julio the morkie died Sunday of Reverse PDA at six months of age. It was horrible. It's a hole in the heart that can't be fixed. The vets tried to save him saying he could live 2 to 5 yrs on special meds but he took a turn for the worst and the prognosis was bad for him having a happy life and we decided to end his suffering. I'm distraught. He was the light of my life and an amazing, smart and precious dog. I want to try again with this mix but want to make sure I find a reputable breeder and thought this might be a good place to ask. Thoughts? PS-my vets said my morkie breeder (who actually breeds yorkies and just one morkie litter per year) was not to blame since Reverse PDA is such a rare disease. She is going to give me another dog but won't have a morkie litter for a while. I want a puppy now. My heart is so broken. |
There's a lady down the road from me who has a morkie that looks exactly like a purebred yorkie....Never would have known it was a mix, had she not told me. Anyways....she spent $10,000 on the pup with all of it's various problem which included liver shunt. I also believe it had to have a kidney removed. Generally, I would say mixed breeds are healthier, but it's not always te case |
You are not going avoid health issues with a mixed breed, there is not such thing as hybrid vigour by mixing breeds in dogs. Hybrid vigour is usually from mixing two species that will breed such as the horse and the donkey. Yorkies can genetically carry things like liver shunt for example. Liver shunt is even more common in Maltese. Breed a yorkie and maltese and you have a really high chance of issues. Also mixed breed breeders are not going to be able to get their Yorkie, Maltese or poodle for example from a reputable breeder as a reputable breeder will never sell to someone who has the intent to produce mutts. As a dog groomer I have seen so many health and behaviour issues in mixed breeds of all sorts. |
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Sometimes they inherit the best traits of both breeds...but sometimes, the inherit the worst.... There are hundreds of thousands of mixed breeds dogs and puppies sitting in shelters waiting to be rescued. Most reputable breeders are breeding because they are trying to improve the breed and it's overall health based on a standard set by AKC. They aren't breeding just to sell dogs and make a profit, but they do end up selling dogs because not every dog they breed is show quality. Breeding a Morkie would be pointlesss since they cannot show it...and they will only end up as pets...and if that's the case, it's senseless because it's just attributing to the pet overpopulation for no good reason....other than to make a profit. If you paid for your pup and the breeder is willing to replace your dog with a purebred, that sounds like a good deal to me. I would be hesitant about getting another dog of any kind from the same parents as your pup if there was a chance that the same problem could be passed down in your new puppy. It would be horrible to suffer the same heartbreak all over again. |
You wont find a reputable breeder who breeds mixes but maybe you could check out your local shelter. Also mixes are not healthier then pure bred dogs. Its all about the breeder and if they do all available health/ genetic testing and if they know there lines way back to know no illnesses run in there lines. |
If my Yorkie lived 14.5 years & my Morkie died at 6 months I think I'd be inclined to get another Yorkie! Good luck to you, & so sorry to hear about your little sweetie. |
sorry for your loss |
So very sorry for your loss! It can be overwhelming at times. Reputable breeders who are members of their breed clubs et al, will not breed mixes; after all we have commited to the pure bred dog world. And we do have rules governing the deliberate breeding of mixes. The problem as I see it with a purebred crossed to another purebred, is that if you look at the genetic health issues of each breed (which as a responsible breeder you should), then how do you know if you are doubling up on recessive health issues? There are scant few breeders out there actually monitoring the health of their litters, and doing all the health checks prior to breeding. ONce again I am so very sorry for your loss. |
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