I saw my first yorkie on TV in the early 80's and I was from western Kansas so never dreamed of actually owning one. We moved to Northern California and I was still dreaming of a yorkie and occasionally would see some in our local paper for $300. (which was a huge price then.)
We had never bought a dog ( always had free puppies given to us ) and my husband couldn't imagine spending that much!! So I started to beg.....
I first found a poster from my kids book club and had it on our bedroom wall, had pictures on the fridge, keyrings with yorkies...etc. I started reading up on the breed and decided I wanted to be a breeder. I guess that justified ( for my husband ) spending the money so we got Sadie who had a horrible disposition but LOVED my husband which worked...
) and then the male we got was way to big for Sadie ( but LOVED me ) ...so decided I didn't have the best "specimans" of the breed so gave up on the breeding but I HAD MY YORKIES!!!!