[Sugar's Mom]

Originally Posted by jp4m2

I used to see the breeders on this site saying over and over how they try and stick to standard and how important it is to their lines and I would think,blah blah blah.....You can now give me 40 lashes with a wet noodle....I finally get it and I admire and respect all of you who choose to stick to the standard....

I was looking for a close good breeder because I'm kicking around the idea of getting one more yorkie .... and was having no luck on any breeder sites....Soooo, the DH suggests I call some in the local paper, after all, they're half price....Wooo-Hoo for him, so I thought I'd amuse him

I called three....the prices ranged from $500-$800 for a female....when I asked all three for a written health contract I got complete silence, one didn't even know there was such a thing, and she wanted to know what it covered and she had never heard of L.P. or liver shunt the other two said no. ....two ads ( not the ones I called) wanted $500 or obo ... They all wanted to release at 8 weeks (I know, that is kind of ok) but I would have liked to have heard at least 10 weeks.....when I asked one how big was mom and dad, she said mom was 8lbs. and dad was 13lbs., I about fell over.....One said, "she got one from her sister and bought another one and just had a litter, just because all her friends wanted her to do so"....One proudly said he had "all different sizes to chose from, I always have lots of puppies!"....

In addition, I've seen so many yorkies on web site that don't even look like yorkies, they looked more like Benji....and the prices where outrageous for a pet....too many pups and on and on ....

To all you breeders care about the breed.....

I'M SORRY and THANK YOU ...THANK YOU!!

You have found out what I have been telling local people here for ages. As a breeder, I know my babies are priced higher than what most people around charge for theirs. I have been to some of these peoples homes andd looked at their dogs before I bought my first one. What I saw, didn't even resemble a yoprkie. I didn't even know they were supposed to look different until I got on here a few years ago and started searching and researching. I even had one lady tell me she had never seen a males ears stand up when I asked about the ears. Erect ears are a very big thing for me. This lady has been a breeder for many years. Also, sometimes I get a wild hair you know where and call some of the people in the paper. When I get as far as asking, "what's your bloodline"? They say, what's that? And I tell them thanks and hang up. People jump on those 350-500. dogs around here and most of them are clueless like I was and think they got a good deal because of the money. But when they look at a high quality puppy and realize the difference, they will pay more money.