The Scorkie is created by crossing the purebred
Scottish Terrier with the purebred Yorkshire Terrier. It is considered a hybrid dog, meaning it is not
purebred, however the lineage is known. Where as the term mutt is used when a dog has
an unknown lineage.
Some claim hybrid dogs are healthier, because you are
mixing up the gene pool. Many breeders of hybrids believe in what is called the heterosis effect and
hybrid vigor. Vigor means, "Physical or mental strength, force or energy."
Others disagree, claiming you are still crossing two
first generation dogs. If you breed two dogs carrying the same genetic defect, the defect will
be dominant in the dog.
Regardless, of size or lineage, all dogs are a mammal
of the Canidae family, of the order Carnivora. Canis lupus familiaris, which is a domesticated
subspecies of the wolf. Commonly referred to as a canine, dogs have instincts, which we as
humans have a responsibility to fulfill.
One of these instincts is to migrate. To fulfill this
instinct in our dog, we need to take them for a daily walk. How to walk your dog in a way
that fulfills this instinct.
