| It might sound odd when you think about it, | | | | one dog breeder will necessarily have the |
| but with so many cross bred dogs pooping up - | | | | entire lineage of a dog going back hundreds |
| both intentional and unintentional - there's | | | | of years, it can be difficult to know for |
| really nothing incredible about a Yorkie | | | | certain whether or not the ancestry of the |
| Bichon mix dog cropping up over time. What | | | | parents themselves have been cross bred at |
| this means for potential dog owners, is | | | | any point in time. Sometimes genetic traits |
| something completely different of course. | | | | might hide themselves for a few generations, |
| | | | and might instead decide to manifest itself |
| If you're looking at getting a Yorkie Bichon | | | | at this point when the dog breeders are going |
| mix puppy but are not sure whether you want | | | | cross breeding the dogs. |
| one, and more importantly are not sure what | | | | |
| the mixed puppy will end up like, well, | | | | The resulting dog can be one of the cutest |
| there's only one thing to say: you're not | | | | things that you have ever seen, or it can be |
| alone. No one can correctly predict what a | | | | a hodgepodge of odds and ends. This however |
| mixed breed dog will turn out to be like, and | | | | is very rare in good breeding programs, and |
| this is true in all cases of mixed breed, or | | | | if you want a good Yorkie Bichon mix then |
| cross bred dogs. | | | | most likely you will get a good combination |
| | | | of a Yorkie Bichon mix. |
| To state the obvious, there's a chance that | | | | |
| the dogs could turn out to be predominantly | | | | What then would be the characteristics of |
| like their Yorkie father/mother, or like | | | | such a dog, never mind the features of the |
| their Bichon Frise mother/father. Unlike the | | | | dog? Well, unfortunately that too is not as |
| Puggle mixed bred dog, for the Yorkie Bichon | | | | easy to tell beforehand and most owners will |
| mix to be considered pure, the parents do not | | | | have to wait to see what their Yorkie Bichon |
| have to be specifically of own breed, i.e. | | | | mix puppy grows up into: a predominantly |
| you do not need to have a Bichon Frise mother | | | | Yorkie mix dog, or a predominantly Bichon mix |
| and a Yorkie father, or vice versa. It can be | | | | dog. Whatever you do end up with though, you |
| either mix, as long the parents themselves | | | | can be assured that you will get a warm and |
| are pure bred dogs. | | | | affectionate dog who is very loyal to you, |
| | | | and you really can't ask for any more than |
| And this is where it can sometimes become | | | | that can you? |
| tricky when cross breeding dogs. Because no | | | | |