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Peanut is so precious. More precious than pictures can show. I understand how you feel. He's not any less special that any yorkie on this forum because of his ancestry or lack thereof. And others don't take into consideration the many mixed breeds that are own by own Yorkie Talkers when they throw words around. Irishawk, I wish you the best of luck when you are ready to find your morkie. I applaud you for looking early. Who knows, I may have fallen so in love with these you might can email me next year lol. And we could do this all over again j/k |
I've got three rescued Yorkies and a Biewer puppy. I refer to them as "my little mutts" all the time. It doesn't seem to offend them. LOL I mean it as a term of endearment. I think it's just a generational thing. Those of us who are a little long in the tooth, grew up with the term. Maybe referring to them as "mixed breeds" is more politically correct these days. However,I don't think we should make too much of this issue when folks are selling 2.5 pound adult "teacups." Keep smilin' DJ |
By the way, I hope the original poster finds the wonderful, healthy, loving dog of her dreams and they have a great life together. DJ |
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ok i have read and was going to be quiet but I too sell Morkies, and these are on purpose, i sell for very reasonable prices i sell them for just enough to cover my costs for prenatal and postnatal as well, these are beautiful dogs, and I have sold to people around me so I can watch them grow up, and they are not MUTTS! sorry but i love my babies and most look very close to the yorkies except there are mostly a light tan color, but then again i have had a few babies who look very close like a yorkie...............not all of us are gruel breeders. |
I have two yorkies and dont have mix breeds but if I did I might be offended by the word mutt too. |
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Like I said, I really don't care one way or the other, and to me, mutt, mixed breed, designer dog, cross, specialty, blend, Morkie/Yorkteese, Labradoodle, however you want to put it...all mean basically the same thing...a non-pure bred dog. Doesn't mean it's bad, but you have to decribe them somehow, right? So what would be the non-offending, correct terminology? |
I think it all depends on where and when you were raised. After spotting a cute dog my grandmother would often remark, "What a cute little mutt." I was raised to think that was a good thing. To those of you who have a negative connotation of the word, I wouldn't dream of calling your dog(s) mutt. I would always ask the pup's name. My dad often referred to his female employees as "the girls in the office." Today, that would make some women madder than heck and for good reason. However, others wouldn't be offended at all. I'm looking at a Morkie tomorrow in Tampa. I've always referred to Morkies as, Morkies. I'm certainly not dishing mixed breeds. ALL DOGS RULE! Keep smilin' DJ |
I guess I look at it, these are my babies, and i take a great amount of pride in them, to me a mutt is more than 2 breeds, I know this is not politically correct terminology just my opinion. I am a mother lion protecting her cubs.... |
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My understanding of the term mutt was when you can't decipher WHAT the breed mix is because it is a mix of multiple breeds and not just two. MO |
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Ahh...see. I suggest the problem is not with the word 'mutt' itself, but with the way others interpret it.:) You may interpret it differently than the way someone else means it. I use the term mutt, but IMO, not as anything derogatory. How you interpret it, however, may be different.... |
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Here is a link of interest.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed-breed_dog |
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