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Originally Posted by mayfateleadyou

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

You left out health screening the mom and dad. $30-$50 for each physical exam. $100 each for a full blood panel. $80-$100 for a Bile Acid Test. Brucellosis Test (not sure what this costs). Plus the cost of any additional screening a breeder decides to do (thyroid, certifications, etc). And then there is the cost of tail docking, puppy exams, vaccinations, emergency trips. And a c-section might be $400 where you are but it costs most $1000plus for a c-section.