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Originally Posted by C C Kent  The higher price of a smaller Yorkie is simple supply and demand. If there were fewer people searching for the smaller Yorkies they would not be as expensive. If the AKC Standard were the buying public's view of perfection they would cost more on average. Market forces are always the biggest factor. Passing judgment on a breeder for the prices he or she charges is senseless because they couldn't charge it if people weren't willing to pay it.
The idea that the public should be guarded from their own self imposed ignorance is kind of a stretch...isn't it? Shouldn't it stand to reason if you are about to spend the money that may have taken you a month to earn that you would spend a couple of hours educating yourself first? I mean we have publicly supported libraries where anyone can research before buying, and Google! I wonder how many prospective buyers have spent two hours Googling information on the purchase they are about to make? Wouldn't that be refreshing? That one thing would be the biggest blow to puppymills in recent history. While at the same time rewarding ethical breeders by increasing the demand for the puppy they produce.
Anytime an ignorant public clamors for something while waving thousands of dollars in the air (just painting a word picture here) someone is going to step up and provide what they are asking for....who's at fault? |
I agree the buyers are at fault but when breeders charge Extremely high prices for smaller ones they are also taking advantage of people