Mestizos are called dogs with a heterogeneous origin. These dogs are brought out by both professional nursery owners and amateurs. The main goal of such breeding work is to obtain designer dogs. Such mestizos usually do not inherit the genetic diseases of the parents. Moreover, their appearance is often very spectacular. Some varieties of designer dogs on the market are valued even higher than their purebred parents.
Of course, breeders of many countries are also involved in mixing with other breeds of the York, which is very popular among pet lovers. The mestizos from these terriers can actually turn out to be simply charming.
Which breeds can be crossed
Breeders and lovers can knit yorks to get ordinary mestizos or designer dogs, for example, with:
Shih Tzu
chihuahua;
Pekingese;
Maltese lapdogs ;
Spitz
You can get quite attractive and healthy offspring in almost all of these cases.
Carrots
The most spectacular mestizos of York are considered to be those that are obtained from mating with Maltese lapdogs. Such dogs are considered designer, are quite expensive and are called carrots or yorktizami. The price of such mestizos in Europe can range from 350 to 3,000 dollars (20,000 and 180,000 rubles, respectively).
These designer animals are persistent and hardy dogs with a lively and cute expression of the muzzle. Mestizo Yorks and lap-dogs loyal, loyal and affectionate. With other pets, they get along very well. With pleasure, such a dog will play with the owners.
The coat of carrots is long, straight and silky. It looks luxurious with proper care. The color of these designer dogs is usually similar to the color of York. Some of the drawbacks of this mestizo are its propensity for early tooth loss. The state of the oral cavity of such a pet, its owners will have to monitor regularly.
Yorkshire mestizos - morks - are not very well trained because of their stubborn nature. Raising these dogs is worth starting from early childhood. Keeping these dogs is recommended in a city apartment for families without children.
Shorki
Very often, in order to obtain designer puppies, Yorkshire terriers are also knitted with shih tzu. The price of mestizos, like carrots, is quite high. Such puppies cost around $ 700 (40-45 thousand rubles).
The main feature of the shorks is their small size. Their color in most cases is Yorkshire. At the same time, additional spots of different shades can be noticed on the wool. The muzzle of these dogs is wide, very cute and pretty. Shorks are more physically reminiscent of Shih Tzu. The coat of these dogs is hypoallergenic (according to some sources).
Cherky
So called mestizo york and chihuahua. As thoroughbred these dogs are not recognized by any association in the world. However, in their circles these animals are still called designer. Outwardly, these mestizos are almost equally similar to both parents. From Chihuahuas they adopted standing ears, expressive eyes and round heads. Moreover, their coat has the same structure as that of York. The features and sizes were adopted from this breed. The weight of such dogs directly depends on the size of the parents and can vary between 1.5-4 kg.
The color of most of the cherkov is red or fawn. Mestizos with black and tan hair and white spots are also found. In any case, most pet lovers agree that the exterior of these mestizos is usually very enjoyable.
The nature of these dogs, judging by the reviews of the owners, are quite serious. Cherokee is very active and playful. But, carried away by entertainment, they can, unfortunately, even bite the owner. In any case, the Cheka does not allow itself to squeeze itself on children.
In the family, these mestizo Yorks choose one owner and remain faithful to him in the future all his life. In most cases, they only endure the rest of the tenants of the apartment. To other domestic animals, the features of the owners almost always begin to be jealous. Therefore, to start at the same time with such a dog, for example, a cat or even a hamster is undesirable.
Both parent Cherk breeds differ, as you know, primarily courage. Therefore, such mestizos are often compared even with devils in character. A little cherk on a walk can freely and completely without fear rush even at a very large dog. Therefore, it is highly discouraged to lower such a mestizo from a leash on the street.
Yorkies and Spitz
Both of these breeds are pretty. Accordingly, their offspring has a simply charming appearance. Lovers and breeders knit York with Spitz very often. The popularity of such mestizos is due primarily to their good health. In addition to a pretty appearance, such dogs usually adopt the best character traits from their parent breeds.
Photos of mestizos Yorkies and Spitz can be seen above. Creations are in any case very kind, soft and gentle. Also these dogs are very fond of playing. Another distinguishing feature of the character of this mestizo is devotion to the owners.
In most cases, adult dogs of this species are small, but sometimes they can reach medium ones. All other external features of these mestizos are not precisely defined. The color of the coat, its length and color, as well as the shape of the body, can be anything. Permanent combing or haircut mestizo York and Spitz may or may not be needed. Each time when crossing, such doggies get a unique set of characteristics. This, according to many pet lovers, is their undeniable highlight.
Toy terriers
Very mixed dogs. Mestizo Yorks can have both a charming appearance, and not too much. In any case, these doggies usually do not grow very large. After all, both Yorkies and toy terriers are small breeds. The character of such mestizos (torques) is usually active and independent. Often such mestizos are bought by those people who do not want to bother with the long hair of the Yorks, but at the same time they do not really like the thin and crooked legs of the toy. A cross between these breeds usually does not adopt such features.
The wool of the mestizo of York and toy terriers is most often of medium length. At the same time, the legs in such dogs are not particularly thin.
Other mestizos
With the breeds of York described above, they are most often crossed. Puppies in all these cases are pretty attractive and healthy. But sometimes these dogs are knitted with representatives of other breeds. Interestingly enough, for example, the mestizos of York and the poodle look. They are called Yorkshire strudels. Such dogs look quite cute. With a muzzle they are more similar to Yorks, and the structure and coloring of their hair is similar to that of poodles.
Sometimes in the market there are mixed breeds of this breed, obtained from the Pekingese. Such puppies look just as cute as Yorkies, and at the same time have an aristocratic character. But unfortunately, these mestizos (Yorkies) in most cases do not differ in excellent health. Some breeders and amateurs sometimes interbreed yorks also with sheltie.
Is it worth buying
If the Mestizo York dog is not part of the design team, you can purchase it for a very low fee. Most breeders consider such dogs, even if they were born from purebred parents of different breeds, ordinary mongrels. However, mestizos are often very pretty. Moreover, it is in this way - by crossing dogs of different varieties - that ultimately they get new interesting breeds.
Of course, for those people who want to make a four-legged friend, but do not have enough money to buy a dog with a pedigree, it’s worth buying an inexpensive cross. It is often impossible to predict what the appearance of a Yorkshire mixed-breed puppy from a representative of another breed will be. But even the most ugly dogs in most cases become true family favorites for years to come.
The only thing is that sometimes mestizos can adopt from parents not the best qualities, but the worst. In this case, the dog may grow unhealthy. So, as already mentioned, often happens with crosses of Yorks and Pekingese.