I swore I wasn't going to post this, but I can't help it.
Diva has 2 boy puppies. My first litter. So far my expenses with JUST the pregnancy and litter are:
$600 stud fee ( cheap because the stud owner is a friend)
$127 first vet visit to check mom out and check out puppies
$46 to dock tails and remove dew claws at 2 days old
$75 emergency visit after my smallest of 2 literally died on me for no known reason and I had to do CPR to bring him back while my 16 year old daughter rushed us to the vet! Talk about emotional! I had just lost my yorkie Coco to a tragic accident 2 days before!
$89 for whelping supplies to have on hand in case I needed them. Thank God she delivered naturally.
The last week of her pregnancy, I was unable to leave her unattended for even one second of the day in case she delivered early. The one day I decided to go ahead and run to Walmart and leave her in the care of my teenage children.....Yep, she decided to give birth!!! I had to drive like a crazy person to get home to help because I wasn't even sure she would know what to do since this was her first litter.
Now since the baby almost died, I don't even get on this computer without asking my mother to drive to my house and baby sit while I make quick trips to town.
All this for 2 puppies that I still have to get vaccinated, wormed, and various other health checks before I can even attempt to think about selling one. That is if I manage to keep them alive long enough to sell them!!
So in a nutshell thats why they cost so much. Honestly I can't believe that they ever go for less that $1000. |