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Originally Posted by La Princesa  I feel sorry for anyone who gets upset when someone desires to pay what they can afford for a Yorkie. How can you get offended by someone asking for what they think is a fair price?
For a pet quality dog from a show breeder who was champion sired i payed 300$. For a show quality dog from that same litter it would have cost me anywhere from 3000$ and up. Look at the difference in cost. This is what bugs me about this issue. If we are talking about a pet why charge so much? there is no equality and fairness in charging someone the same price for a pet and as a show dog.
Yet somehow this system is creating a breed of healthy dogs that the poor cannot afford unless the forgo a house payment or two. Then people want to be hipocritical and sometimes say if you cant afford one dont buy one. Then when poor people or working class people end up buying from a pet store after their prices drop and the dog has been sitting there for months,you also want to gripe.
If I ever breed I will make sure i tell people why i charge what i charge for the pup. when it comes to a life i think they have a right to know and it will also give them peace of mind when paying whatever price. I also wont turn down a poor family or working class family that can offer the same love and support because they don't have 2000.00 to throw away, but in all other circumstances could afford food and basic care for the pup.
I mean 2000$ is like 1520lbs of dog food to me |
I live pay check to pay check myself. I'm middle class and make NO MONEY on a litter of puppies but I can't afford to place one for $300 either. I show my dogs and love my dogs dearly so I am VERY selective to where they go. If you can't afford my price then you can't afford a puppy for the rest of it's life either because you'll pay more than my asking price over the course of a yorkie's life. Now if you want a retired show dog from me then I might be able to place one for that price
It takes everything I've got to make sure my dogs are healthy first then I will consider the home. Like Mary said it's a relationship you build with a potential new home for your puppy.
Donna Bird
Brooklynn's Yorkshire Terriers