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Originally Posted by tammy8833  hey bama
yeah when i was looking on petfinder not too long ago there was a perfect, imo, perfect looking female yorkie and her adoption fee was $1000.00 because the way she looked, they figured they could make a great deal of profit from her to help with other shelter cost. which i can understand the need for.
Honestly imo too i have a hard time finding anything i like in a shelter..i know this sounds bad but when i am looking for a yorkie i want that pretty girl or boy with the long silky coat. not an older, sickly, rough looking verision of a yorkie. (please dont hate me) i havent seen any other adoption fees (here) under $450.00 for yorkies. again i understand the need but for another 150-200.00 i cant get a puppy with papers and no limitations or restrictions.
okay now i have to go grab my 2 year old son who is usuing my dove deodrant  |
Wow $1000 is a LOT to adopt a dog from a rescue. I've seen $500 and have thought that was pretty high for an adoption...but I know rescues spend a lot of money on their dogs. It is a turn-off though when you can buy a new puppy from a breeder for just a little more than you could adopt one from a rescue.
I'm with you on the adoption though...I would LOVE to adopt a yorkie, but it seems like most of the ones I see are over standard, don't have a good coat...just pretty far from the yorkie standard. And I know it's selfish, but I can only have so many dogs and I want my yorkies to be pretty and well, standard yorkie-looking. If I ever do come across that "perfect" yorkie in a rescue though, then I'll probably adopt it.
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