Well, My Gracie is a cross...half yorkshire terrier and half poodle. I was looking for a purebred yorkie...but fell in love with her. I don't have anything against cross breeding..I read up as much as I could on yorkiepoos before getting her, visited her 3 times that week before making the decision..because she was $400, and I knew I could get an AKC for $500 (there were 2 available) but I couldn't let go of her.
I know she is not as "pretty" as a yorkie...but she is beautiful to me..and she is extremely smart. She is 5 months old today...can sit, lay down and speak on command. She will go get anything you throw and bring back to you. She doesn't have more than one accident per week..she car rides beautifully, is on best behavior when we go to Petsmart, she always gets to pick out a toy...so I think we made the perfect choice.

And I would also like to say that I knew absolutely nothing about Rescue sites, puppy mills or anything of that nature before Gracie..and now since I am on 4 pet forums, I have learned so much. If I knew then what I knew now I would have looked for my baby a whole different way, but then I would have missed out on Gracie. I did get her thru a pet shop...she was there on "consignment"...and knowing what I know now I know that is not usually the way to go...HOWEVER..I have "met" the person (thru email) who had her on consignment..it was her first time and she wants to keep up with Gracie so I send her pics every time I take one thru email. She is moving within 10 minutes of me this week (buying a house) and so we will meet in person. She loves the fact that Gracie is so well loved. She doesn't plan on having more puppies..she only sold them thru the pet shop because she didn't know any other way and for her it was a good experience..but she doesn't want to do it again because its too hard to part with the puppies..

Anywho, I am glad I got a "cross" ...I feel like in this case, I got the best of both "breeds"...but to me she is my baby, not a breed, anyway..lol.

And that doxie is a cutie~