[MyFairLacy]

Originally Posted by love_me_cody

I agree with you. But some breeders (that claim themselves 'ethical') that has waiting list are making bucks also. Again, if it wasn't for YorkieTalk then they wouldn't be able to make so many friends that end up getting from them and sell higher. I have been researching about the prices in different areas and see that in someplaces the average price people would pay will be less than $1000. But with YT, everyone says that the average is $1000-$2000 so people in those areas sell in that price range because they are able to sell on YT and are able to say that they are doing an 'average price' (which wouldn't be the case if they sold in their papers.) And I know that you price your babies according to what you think they are worth but if you sold in the papers you won't be able to sell your babies. YT is heaven to so many breeders because this is a great place to make friends and be able to sell, sell, sell. And I'm not the only one that sees this. Again, my opinion!

You're definitely correct, and this is one reason I wish YT didn't allow puppy sales. A lot of people come onto YT and think it's safe to buy from a breeder advertising here, but it's a false sense of security. I think there some excellent breeders on this forum, but there are a lot that I wouldn't consider buying from. I also know of a few breeders that claim to be ethical but definitely are not..they have a lot of people fooled. I even know of a couple breeders that a lot of members say great things about..but they are USDA licensed. So people need to be careful when buying a puppy, and buying from a YT member shouldn't be an exception.

So far as money - I would never buy from anyone breeding for a profit. From what I have heard, most reputable breeders that breed for the right reasons and the right way do not make much money, if any at all. I personally will only be buying from reputable show breeders from now on - costs of showing and health testing alone set a breeder back lots of $$$. The breeders I would buy from only have a few litters a year (or less) so I highly doubt they are making any money...if they are, it's not enough to support themselves without having a real job. If someone is actually making a nice profit, they aren't doing something right...