[MyFairLacy]

Originally Posted by kathrynS

Hmmmmmm, There goes my brain thinking again. I think I'm confused about something. Because I only spent 450.00 for my baby who is healthy and fine and weighs 6 pounds. And mind ya he did come with all his papers, pics, he will never be good enough to show, not that I ever will. It seems to me the people who pay the big bucks are having alot of problems. Just wanted to know WHY my pup is not as good as the expensive ones. Or is it because I paid so little for him there should be something wrong with him? OK my brain hurts now. LOL I'm just glad I got him and I love him so much. Please god let him stay healthy.

Price does not always equal quality. I see a lot of backyard breeders and petstores sell badly bred yorkies for $2000-$3000 (or even $10,000 )...they don't show, don't health test, and sometimes don't even have papers (from a good registry anyway) yet they sell them for so much just because people will pay it. However, I know of some well-known show breeders that have sold puppies for only $800-$1000...they are breeding top quality dogs, do all the health testing, and stand behind their pups. I have also seen it the other way around as well...I know of some show breeders that sell puppies for $2000-$3000 and some backyard breeders that sell for $300-$800. So price doesn't really mean a thing....I think someone will have a hard time finding a well-bred yorkie for under $1000 but obviously it's not impossible because I've seen it happen. And just because you spend $3000 on a puppy doesn't automatically mean it's well-bred.

When someone sets out to buy a puppy..they shouldn't decide on a breeder because they like the price or just because they like the puppy. They need to pick their breeder first and THEN decide on the puppy. There are plenty of yorkie puppies available for all prices so it's not hard to find one....but it's the breeder that is most important and hard to find