Cool, lol. I too currently have a chi/jrt mix. I am actually only fostering him until an adoptive home can be found. I have had a few offers but turned them down because something just didn't "feel" right. I want him to have a great home. Until then, he has a home here, but if anyone is interested in a jrt/chi mix, Micah is a great dog! The characteristics of a chi mixed with the characteristics of a jrt are so unique. He is just something else, lol...a real joy! Marsha
----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 7:56 AM Subject: Re: [SPAM] Re: [Chihuahuas] OFFER: Chuhuahua at lower price KY My dog is a chi mix, adopted from a shelter. She definitely looks chihuahua for the greater part. She's a bit bigger and has the coloring of a jack russell, along with the foot springs lol. I get the breeding to keep the chi qualities alive. I couldn't love a full chi anymore than I love Tiffany, but that doesn't mean that I don't plan on getting a full chi the next time around. If a dog with only about 75% chi is this amazing, I can't wait to see what joys a 100% chihuahua will bring! Donna NJ ===================== From: Michelle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 2007/06/19 Tue AM 06:25:29 CDT To: [email protected] Subject: [SPAM] Re: [Chihuahuas] OFFER: Chuhuahua at lower price KY Very well said. I would have considered a mix but found that chi mixes don't look much like chis. LOL I feel it is important to maintain breeds through responsible breeding. And I think it's reasonable to expect to make a profit for a your time and efforts. Michelle and Sugar --- In [email protected], "marsha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > And very easily explained. Chihuahuas are a breed close to my heart. I have had dogs and other kinds of pets all my life but Chihuahuas have touched a special place. I had them for 10 years before I started breeding them. Why breed? Because if no one purposely breeds a particular breed, then eventually the breed will be lost. I love a mutt or mixed breed, I have had and still have several of them, but chis are special to me the same as other breeds may be special to other breeders. I don't want to loose the Chihuahua breed just because some people think there are too many thus no one should breed. I don't want a world in which all we have is mixed breeds. In order to keep the Chihuahua breed, there must be Chihuahua breeders (same goes for other breeds) > > So why not just give the pups away? Well, for one, as I stated before, people appreciate and better care for that which they have a financial investment in. Secondly, I have a lot invested in my dogs...all my dogs...as well as my other pets. It cost money to feed and vet them, it cost money to advertise them. Proper breeding is NOT cheap. It is very rare for a serious and ethical breeder to make a profit. Sure, they may come out ahead on one litter, but then loose their shirt on the next. There is no profit to be made, but you can't expect us to just keep putting money in and not getting anything back. > > Maybe you are one who is just as happy with a chi mix from a shelter...and if so, that is great...I have one myself...but I also want the characteristics that comes only from a full blooded Chihuahua. IT is my breed, my chosen breed. All I have ever bred and all I ever will breed. For me, personally, and for many other's, Chihuahuas rule! And p.s , all my pets, with the exception of my breeding stock chis, ARE spayed/neutered. > > Marsha >
