I'm so sorry for your bad exp. with adoption, unfortunately a lot of shelters are actually jacking up the prices on purebred dogs that are popular at a given time- Yorkies rate really high! The shelters figure that they will cover the cost incurred for the individual dog plus the excess amounts can be used for spay/neuter,shots,htwm testing or treatment on other less in demand dogs...I know it's not right but when I questioned the high cost thats what the shelter manager where I voluteered told me
