The popularity of our breed does make things more difficult. Everyone sees a quick buck. The same thing happened to the cocker spaniel years ago and was disasterous for that breed. Cockers were poorly bred by people who just didn't care to know any better and for years they have been plagued with eye problems, hip problems and a whole host of other health issues. The same thing happened to the Lab and is now happening to the Yorkie. An other issue is the small litters. I have already put $600. into my next litter not to mention the $2500. that I paid for the dam plus her show costs. She is expecting 2 pups. How can I afford to sell them for $350. each? Problem is in so many cases you don't pay for quality with yorkies, you pay for size. Breeding the yorkie down in size has brought it's own multitude of problems.
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