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Originally Posted by blondie57  You are right in saying that the small dogs are more prone to injury. That I would say is an accurate fact. But if I breed Borzoi’s as an example then any breed that is smaller people should not buy because they are smaller and more prone to injury.
As with just about anything in life there are pros and cons. A small dog being prone to injury is a definite con. But you don’t seem to realize that there are many pros to the smaller yorkies. When we sell the very small yorkies we try and educate the people on the cons of the small yorkies, and there are some cons that you probably are unaware of yourself. With this knowledge customers are able to make more informed decisions.
In some cases the people decide that the really small yorkies isn’t really best for them and decide on a little bigger yorkies. Then there are other times that even knowing the cons of the small yorkies to them the pros out weight the cons. Our job as breeders is to educate our customers with factual information that can help them make better decisions and we do a much better job than most.
As far as pricing I have never seen a post complaining about a show breeder charging $12,000.00 for a yorkie. Or about many show breeders getting 3000.00 – 5000.00 for a puppy. Why is that ?
No one has answered my question
Why is a breeder who breeds for small Yorkies not reputable?
Or why are you not a responsible breeder if you don’t breed bigger yorkies? |
I am a show breeder and I have never seen a show breeder charge 12000.00 for a dog. Jeff Dane, yes, but not a show breeder. I would sure like to know where you seen that at. Even your 3000.00 - 5000.00 is out of line for a pet. Some of the really good show dogs that have already finished their championship, yes, but not a pet. 1000 to 2000 for a pet just pays for the care from birth to selling age for most of us. I have a single pup right now that was just born 12/28 and it has already cost me over 1000.00 to have my bitch checked, and monitored because they knew it was a singleton pup and would be too large for her to whelp freely. I still have puppy shots, worming, microchipping, and general caring for her. If, I was to sell her as a pet, she would go at 1200.00, which is what I sell all my pets for regardless of size. Even my tiny went at only 1000.00 because I cared more about the home she was going to than making money.
None of us breed for the tiny yorkies, but we still occasionaly have them, just as we occasionaly have a larger than standard one.
The reason we say that those that breed for the tinies are not reputable is because they are usually in it for the money and are putting the little bitches that they use at risk. I worry about my bitches that are 4 1/2 to 6 pounds, I could not imagine breeding anything smaller without worring about her dying. Also, not only are the tinies bones more easily broken, but if they get sick, they do not have any reserve weight to help them through the illness, they MUST be taken to a vet immediately and treated, which a lot of people do not understand. What we may usually wait a day or two for, before getting treatment on a standard yorkie, could end up killing a tiny that did not get treated.
If you like a particular breed, then you should be breeding to the standard for that breed