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Originally Posted by centralnewyorki

This being said, I'm not interested in helping to make a breeder a millionaire by paying $5,000-$10,000 for a single yorkie. I've read so many posts here about people buying yorkies recently for 3 or 4 times what they paid for a yorkie 5 or 10 years ago. Granted inflation has a bit to do with this, but it's getting a little out of hand. For a yorkie that costs upwards of $2,500, I would want to see some sort of details on the price. If a breeder can honestly defend a $5,000 bill due to keeping the pup longer (and by longer, I mean months, not weeks), unanticipated surgery, etc, then I would consider that a fair price.

I agree. The ONLY way I'd pay $2500 on a dog is if I were breeding or showing it. And there's no way I'd pay $5000 for a dog. Not even a finished ch.