I think mainly it is the economy. I have only had two litters this year because I purposely didn't breed a couple of girls that came in heat. My last two litters sold really slow. I sold them locally and ended up keeping three of them to show for myself. I will never sell a cheap puppy. Sorry but that is the way I feel. My puppies are worth more than the two to three hundred dollar dogs I see in the paper around here that are such low quality that anyone that knows about yorkies wouldn't even want them. Problem is, people are not looking for quality. They are looking for cheap. Used to be a time when I posted my puppies on here and within one hour, they were sold. Then I had a two year waiting list for the two to three litters a year that I breed. I have been trying to sell a two year old adult female for awhile but people don't want to pay what I feel she is worth and that's okay. When my dogs don't sell, something is seriously wrong with the economy. My attitude is that if people don't want to pay my prices, they are free to buy a two hundred dog from the paper. I have big ones, little ones and tinies sometimes all in the same litter. I certainly don't breed for tiny but I don't breed for giant puppies either. I like a nice average size dog of around 4-1/2 to 5-1/2 pounds. Just hang in there and keep trying. Do not breed for what people want, breed to the standard, even if they are to be only pets. Price them what you feel they are worth and don't back down. Be prepared to keep the puppies. |