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jadecomputergal · 09-02-2008, 06:52 PM

You sound like you'll be a great mom! When I got my first one, I did a lot of reading and looking around, but then I was gone once I saw her. She was $1200.

Yorkies aren't that expensive other than the cost of the puppy, IF you get a healthy one. Even if you feed a very high-quality food, the cost is neglible because they really don't eat that much. Their vet bills are going to be about the same as any other dog since they have the same shots and altering procedures IF you get a healthy one. (I keep saying IF because I'm about to have a $6,000 dog. Another of mine may turn out the same.)

Please don't go for the teeny tiny ones. Get a nice, healthy puppy that will come to at least five pounds adult weight. They will love you more than you can imagine, and you will love them just as much. They will sit at your feet and stare at you, and you know they're thinking, "Hello, I'm here. Can I be picked up now? I love you so much. Do you love me? It would be great to be picked up!" This will happen even if it was just ten minutes ago that you put them down. They LOVE their people like I have never seen another dog love its people.

I wouldn't stress over toy costs. If you know you're getting one in the future, just start looking at clearance items when you go to stores, and look on the forums here. I have a red stuffed toy with a squeaker in it that cost me $2 and looks like a bone, and they're scuffling over that right now. The $15 toy is laying there ignored. They're very curious and love things that amuse them, but they aren't very hard to please. Mine will play with an empty box if I set it in the floor.

You also may as well go ahead and price two, because they're addictive and it's very difficult to have just one of them. They're just so much love and affection that it's hard to stop at one (two, three, four).

09-02-2008, 06:52 PM	#9
jadecomputergal Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2008 Location: West Chester, PA, USA Posts: 323	Wow! You sound like you'll be a great mom! When I got my first one, I did a lot of reading and looking around, but then I was gone once I saw her. She was $1200. Yorkies aren't that expensive other than the cost of the puppy, IF you get a healthy one. Even if you feed a very high-quality food, the cost is neglible because they really don't eat that much. Their vet bills are going to be about the same as any other dog since they have the same shots and altering procedures IF you get a healthy one. (I keep saying IF because I'm about to have a $6,000 dog. Another of mine may turn out the same.) Please don't go for the teeny tiny ones. Get a nice, healthy puppy that will come to at least five pounds adult weight. They will love you more than you can imagine, and you will love them just as much. They will sit at your feet and stare at you, and you know they're thinking, "Hello, I'm here. Can I be picked up now? I love you so much. Do you love me? It would be great to be picked up!" This will happen even if it was just ten minutes ago that you put them down. They LOVE their people like I have never seen another dog love its people. I wouldn't stress over toy costs. If you know you're getting one in the future, just start looking at clearance items when you go to stores, and look on the forums here. I have a red stuffed toy with a squeaker in it that cost me $2 and looks like a bone, and they're scuffling over that right now. The $15 toy is laying there ignored. They're very curious and love things that amuse them, but they aren't very hard to please. Mine will play with an empty box if I set it in the floor. You also may as well go ahead and price two, because they're addictive and it's very difficult to have just one of them. They're just so much love and affection that it's hard to stop at one (two, three, four).