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Originally Posted by SoCalyorkiLvr I do not think this puppy will need any more expensive care than the average yorkie. An open fontanel is not life threatening and most dogs live completely normal lives with them.
The rationale behind a person who is willing to spend a lot on the pup being better able to care of it is that they see the value in the dog and are willing to pay the price...i.e., what the dog is worth. If you sold him for $500, the person may think twice about soending $1500 if it needed vet care for something later. They may just decide, as a lot of people do when faced with that decision, to just put the dog down and get another.
We are all faced with financial decisions every day, some bigger than others...whether to buy a house or a car, and if you own an expensive car that is worth $50,000 for exmple, then you are more willing to pay to get it fixed than if it is only worth $2500 and not worth fixing. |
I canot speak for anyone besides myself however
1. I would NEVER pay that much money for a dog that is not of breeding quality. Regaurdless of size. I find it very interesting that you, who is often lashing out at people for not breeding to breed standards has voiced so much in defense of this person.
2. Tinees of this size do have more problems than the average yorkie, yes some average yorkies have health issues, and some tinees are as strong as an ox, but for the most part all of us have been aware of more heath problems for dogs that are breed to small.
3. Unless any of us know this person directly we do not know her circumstance or why she is selling a yorkie for 8500. She may have the vet bills to show for him, however to me this would only indicate a larger reason to lower his price as someone could pay his vet bills better if they didnt have to shell out 7000 more than the average dog.
4. To look at the sizes of the parents as stated by her this dog was absolutly breed for size, something before you found shamefull
5. I can use my 4.5 lb yorkie and carry her with me everywhere, if they cannot lift four pounds I seriously doubt they could care for themselves, let alone a dog without someone else to help them. Meaning that this is a perfect size for service is also stupid. To use this little guy for service and carry him around everywhere would likey endanger his heath even more.
I also know that I would pay any expense for a vet nessasary for my animals. I have done so in the past and will continue to do so. To me you sound overly defensive and down right rude to people that are expressing only an oppinion. To say that only people who would spend 8500 dollars will get the care he needs is ludicurious, they are just as likey to say put him down as the owner who only paid 500, becasue at some point if they are going to cut their losses, nothing will deture them. For me, the price of care doesnt matter, I have always put it out, but I know several who paid far more for a dog, and a vet bill of 500 helped them to decided the dog wasnt worth the trouble and went ahead and put it to sleep, where another spent thousands on a mutt, because she loved her.