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Originally Posted by MyFairLacy  I understand where you are coming from, but what if the vet bills all of a sudden come to $5000 or even $10,000? I have a good friend that has spent $14,000 on her dog's vet bills in the past 4 months! He is only 9 months old now. If someone can't afford to pay $1000 for a yorkie, I'm sorry but I do wonder what they'll do if major vet bills arise. Dogs are expensive to own...can be VERY expensive. And yorkies are an expensive breed to buy...if someone can't afford the purchase price of a healthy, well-bred puppy then my advice to them is to continue saving their money until they can. No one should buy a puppy because they found a "cheap one"....price shouldn't dictate which puppy someone buys. Price of a puppy would probably be the last question I would even ask a breeder...just not important to me. I mean, no, I'm not going to pay $5000 for a pet...but $1000-$3000 is worth it for a healthy, well-bred puppy from a reputable breeder. Think about it...you're going to have this dog for at least 15 years...that's only $100-$200 per year of it's life..not much for the love our babies give us. |
I had to save to buy my pup approx 1500 US dollars.
I couldn't afford to spends thousands on vets bills but I can afford monthly insurance payments! Thats the whole point of pet insurance! I don't know how it works in the US, but I have life long insurance which means they will continue to pay out for the same illness/injury for as long as needed (the dogs whole life if necessary!) upto a value of approx $15.000 per illness/injury! I pray I will never need to make such a claim but I have peace of mind!