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Originally Posted by DazzlinYT  I haven't altered all of my pet puppies, just the ones who are old enough. I wont put a 12 week old puppy through that.. maybe a larger male, not a female. But the difference is, I don't sell most of my puppies at 12 weeks.. Since I am breeding for myself, I want to hold on to them until I am sure they are not going to be what I want for show before I let them go.. this may mean six months, this may mean a year. At six months plus .. Yes, they're "fixed" before leaving me... my hard work and the hard work of those who came before me that make up my lines deserves to be protected. There are sooooooooo many "CKC" registered puppies who have been bred from AKC limited reg. parents.. I'm not taking chances. The rest are on spay/neuter contracts.. papers with-held until proof of spay/neuter.
What you quoted as average prices are my average prices as well.. typically I start males at $600-$1000 and females $800-$1200+. I have more larger males than anything it seems.. lol I can count the female puppies I've placed in pet homes on one hand. I have let older (6 mos plus) larger males go for much less than $600 for the right home.. it's not about the money to me.. yes I'd like to break even (ha!) but for me, it's about finding the right match in the perfect pet home.
Unfortunately in my area, my prices are considered "steep".. but what you GET in return far outweighs the $350 newspaper special... unfortunately a lot of people who inquire with me aren't intelligent enough to realize that. That's okay, gives me lots of opportunities to edcuate..that is when I'm not left completely speechless.. LOL
I think my favorite was when I was trying to explain that there was no such thing as a Teacup.. the girl said "Oh yes there Is, I have proof there is.. I own one!".. yeah, that was another speechless moment for me.. I think I finally replied with 'well allrighty then!".. lol
Becki |
becki, I sooo agree with your posts. it is hard to compete in my area when the paper is full of $250. yorkies. yes, that's right!!!! $250. People are looking into cheap and not remotely interested in our pedigrees and etc. i recently sold a year old male for $400. I had advertised him as Judabob on both sides. People wanted to know what Judabob meant. I took less than half what I had originally asked for him because I know he went to a good home. other times, I myself have called to inquire about dogs and asked about the bloodline or pedigree and have had the people come back withm "what's that". You know someday I am going to look at one of these 250., no health guarantee or anything yorkies and see what they are putting out for that price.
