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Originally Posted by MyFairLacy  You are right. A lot of backyard breeders and pet stores charge more for their puppies than reputable show breeders. But think about the costs that are put into those puppies...costs to buy, raise, and possibly show mom and dad, cost of raising puppies, cost of all the health screening that should be done, vaccinations, checkups, etc. etc. It's not cheap to breed the right way. If puppies are too cheaply priced, I'd suspect health screening hadn't been done, among other things. Puppies just aren't cheap...I hope when someone is deciding on their "price range" that they factor in all the initial vet trips for check-ups and vaccinations, cost of spay/neuter, and cost of teeth extractions, and I hope they leave themselves some room for potential emergencies. |
1. yes it does cost money. There are some people that breed one or two pairs of dogs to simply improve on the breed and want to produce a few wonderful little babies (I call these hobby breeders) They know what they are doing and want to provide a picture perfect yorkie. Except for showing(which is really not the majority of yorkie owners do) if I bred one litter of 3 it would cost me approximatly the following
$60 for food for eukanuba(may be misspelt) for three months
$400 if a c-section is needed
$200 for vet checks and shots and deworming
$150 dew claws and tail docking (which most breeders do themselves)
$70 for puppy pads for 3 months
$100 if you want to include electricity and water for taking care of the babies
= 980
these are the basics in raising a litter of 3 puppies. Medical prices are based on my vet that I have used since I was 15.
Testing you should do anyways to be a "pet owner" such as testing blood work and diseases just to make sure your baby is healthy to began with.
If I charged $500(which everyone knows is VERY rare) for each puppy I would still come out with a profit of about $500.
There are breeders out there that love the breed want to stay within the standards and raise healthy babies that dont do this as a full time job. It is a matter of finding that breeder. It is possible and all it requires is patience and knowledge.
Do realize I am not dissing on full time breeders which I deeply respect who charge more for the puppies. But not everyone owns 15+ yorkies